Bond Commission Granted Permission to Mahendran to monitor Commission Proceedings

On application made by Mahendran ‘s Attorney PC Romesh De Silva as per clause Number 16(1) of the Commission Act, the Commission probing the Bond transaction allowed former Governor of the Central Bank Arjuna Mahendran to monitor the affairs of the Commission.

Followed  by  permission granted  Arjuna Mahendran was present at the Commission sittings from 10.00 am until 01.00 pm yesterday. The Secretary of the Monetary Board of the Central Bank H. A Karunarathna gave further evidence yesterday.

 Supreme Court Judges K.T. Chandrasiri (President) Prasanna Jayewardene and former Deputy Auditor General Velupillai Kandasamy are the members of the Commission.