Video: PM heads newly set up CAC

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The Cabinet has approved the setting up of the Committee Against Corruption (CAC) headed by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to probe the incidences of large scale corruption that had taken place in the past.

The CAC comprises Ministers Mangala Samaraweera, Patali Champika Ranawaka, Rauff Hakeem and parliamentarians Anura Kumara Dissanayake, R. Sampanthan, M. A. Sumanthiran and Democratic Party Leader Sarath Fonseka along with Dr. Jayampathi Wickremaratne, J. C. Weliamuna and Malik Samarawickrema. It was set up on a recommendation by the National Executive Council (NSC).

Cabinet approval was also granted for the setting up of an Urgent Response Committee (URC) with MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake as the Coordinator. (Lahiru Pothmulla)

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