The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri
Chaminda Wijesiri asked the Prime Minister for details on several alleged major frauds involving public funds, including the Central Bank bond scam, sugar tax scam, white onion fraud and coconut oil import fraud. He requested the estimated losses, identities of persons and institutions involved, the status of investigations, details of those questioned or arrested, any planned future action, measures to pursue legal accountability, and steps to recover losses from those responsible.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 My questions to the Hon. Prime Minister are on major frauds and losses of public funds widely discussed in society: the Sugar Tax scam, the white onion fraud, the coconut oil import fraud, and the Central Bank bond scam.
¶ 02 1) What is the quantum of loss from the Central Bank bond scam, white onion fraud, sugar tax fraud, and coconut oil fraud? 2) Names and addresses of persons and institutions alleged to be involved? 3) Status of ongoing investigations? 4) Numbers and names of persons questioned and arrested so far? 5) Persons to be arrested or questioned in future? 6) Measures to ensure full legal action against those responsible? 7) Steps to recover losses from responsible parties?
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 6 August 2025 ·No. 1755159820030645 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 August 2025. No. 1755159820030645. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17026