හිටපු ඇමති පාඨලීට ගල්අඟුරු කොමිසමෙන් නොතීසි

Lankadeepa reports that the Presidential Commission of Inquiry examining coal transactions served a notice on former energy minister Patali Champika Ranawaka. Sri Lanka Mirror reports that Ranawaka appeared before the commission on the 26th and said its members had told him he faced no allegations related to coal transactions.

Sri Lanka Mirror reports that Ranawaka said the commission invited him to address an account by a Ceylon Shipping Corporation official alleging he had not helped unload coal shipments 16 and 17. He said the vessels arrived during the rough monsoon season and argued that the issue concerned those who arranged their arrival then.

Sri Lanka Mirror reports that Ranawaka said the commission wanted to establish further facts based on testimony from a Ceylon Shipping Corporation official, and that he intended to provide more information later. The report says he also alleged a media campaign was being used to obscure a fraud involving 30 coal shipments under President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

Sri Lanka Mirror reports that Ranawaka said he planned to disclose details about the shipments to media organisations and others interested in the matter on the 12th of the following month, at the Foundation Institute.