The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Hon. Bimal Rathnayake stated that, under the President’s direction, gold held by the military has been transferred to the Police through the courts and will be subject to proper assay reports. He said the Government intends to return items to claimants who can prove ownership, while using unclaimed gold, along with government contributions, to establish a fund for Northern development with possible diaspora participation.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Member, as I understand, under the President’s direction, quantities of gold held by the military have been handed to the Police through the courts. Proper assay reports must determine what is actually gold. After assay, the government’s intention is to allow claimants who can prove ownership, as you said, to recover their property. For unclaimed portions, we aim to create a fund—contributed by government and the value of remaining gold—especially for Northern development, with participation from the diaspora and others.
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 June 2025. No. 1750828922068945. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21341