PANDORA PAPERS : T. Nadesan summoned before Bribery Commission

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) –  Thirukumar Nadesan whose name was revealed in the Pandora Papers has been summoned before the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption tomorrow (08) to record a statement.

The President’s Media Spokesperson stated that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed relevant authorities to conduct an inquiry into the Sri Lankans that were named in the controversial ‘Pandora Papers’.

Accordingly, the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery (CIABOC) was instructed to conclude the investigation in this regard within a month.

The Pandora Papers are 11.9 million leaked documents with 2.9 terabytes of data that the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) published beginning on 3 October 2021.

The leak exposed the secret offshore accounts of 35 world leaders, including current and former presidents, prime ministers, and heads of state as well as more than 100 billionaires, celebrities, and business leaders.