Minister of Technology and Atomic Energy Patali Champika Ranawaka says that an independent investigation should be held into the disputed coal shipment  and the perpetrators be bought into book.

The minister stated thus  at a press conference he convened on Friday afternoon.

LIVE NOW : 2 coal ships were brought in without the approval of the CEB in 2012 #lka #SriLanka #Newsfirst #Coalscandal

— Newsfirst (@newsfirst_en) October 24, 2014

LIVE NOW : I ordered the Lanka Coal company to reject the disputed coal shipments – Min. Patali #lka #SriLanka #Newsfirst #Coalscandal

— Newsfirst (@newsfirst_en) October 24, 2014

LIVE NOW : institutions should be created to investigate these claims of large scale corruption – Min. Patali #lka #Newsfirst #Coalscandal

— Newsfirst (@newsfirst_en) October 24, 2014

LIVE NOW : Lanka Coal company did not follow our orders on disputed coal shipment – Min. Patali #lka #SriLanka #Newsfirst #Coalscandal

— Newsfirst (@newsfirst_en) October 24, 2014

LIVE NOW : we need to create a technical mechanism to uncover these sort of discrepancies – Min. Patali #lka #Newsfirst #Coalscandal

— Newsfirst (@newsfirst_en) October 24, 2014

LIVE NOW : Public should know the coal mafia siphons off millions of public funds – Min. Patali #lka #SriLanka #Newsfirst #Coalscandal

— Newsfirst (@newsfirst_en) October 24, 2014

LIVE NOW : I will make more revelations in the time to come – Min. Patali #lka #SriLanka #Newsfirst #Coalscandal

— Newsfirst (@newsfirst_en) October 24, 2014

LIVE NOW : I thank MP Harsha and Min. Pavithra for bringing this issue to light – Min. Patali #lka #SriLanka #Newsfirst #Coalscandal

— Newsfirst (@newsfirst_en) October 24, 2014

 

LIVE NOW : White collar criminals in Sri Lanka are very corrupt – Min. Patali #lka #SriLanka #Newsfirst #Coalscandal L

— Newsfirst (@newsfirst_en) October 24, 2014

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