A letter from AG to the Presidential Secretary on Bond Scam

COLOMBO (News 1^st) - The Attorney General's Department says a letter has been sent to the Presidential Secretary regarding the publication of annexes in the Presidential Commission Report on the Bond scam. Attorney General Jayantha Jayasuriya said the letter was forwarded as a reply to a request made by the Presidential Secretary Austin Fernando. The Secretary to the President has informed that publication of some annexes may hinder several ongoing criminal and civil cases. In his letter the Attorney General has informed that releasing some of the annexes pf the Presidential Commission report would not hinder ongoing investigations. Speaking to News 1^st The Attorney General said that he was informed that prior recommendation from the relevant parties are needed on the matter of publicizing several sensitive documents which has been forwarded by the Central Bank and the Monetary Board to the Presidential Commission. He added that recommendations from third parties who have forwarded documents to the Commission should also be obtained. The Attorney General further noted, that a special study is being conducted on the revelations made by the Criminal Investigation Department regarding the Bond scam.