Good Governance Government To Face Legal Action Over 'Rs 4000 Million Fraud'

February 08, 2016

The All Ceylon Peasants' Union National Organizer and North Western Province JVP Member Namal Karunaratne said that several organizations will file a complaint with the Financial Crimes Investigations Division against the government.

Speaking at a gathering in Dambulla on Sunday, Karunaratne said that the government had sold paddy stocks to several rice mill owners, incurring a loss of Rs 4000 million loss to the government.

On Tuesday, a complaint will be filed with the FCID on this matter, he added.

Furthermore, Karunaratne said that legal action was also being considered against the government. He vowed to take the government to the courts regarding this financial fraud.