The Auditor General, Gamini Wijesinghe in his report to the Parliament stated that the Perpetual Treasuries involved in the Central Bank bond scam had made an unbelievable net Profit of Rs 5, 867 million during the period 1st April to 31st August 2016.
His report further fixed the responsibility for the loss of Rs 1, 674 billion on the Central Bank officials. This avoidable expenditure is in respect of 2 bonds auction, which took place on 25th February 2015 and 29th March 2016.
Earlier, former Petroleum Industries Deputy Minister and former Chairman of Development Lotteries Board (DLB) Sarana Gunawardena was arrested by Colombo…