The Parliamentary Committee on Public Finance is scheduled to meet yesterday (28) to discuss the alleged theft of USD 2.5 million from the Treasury by an external party.
Committee Chair Harsha de Silva said that a decision will be taken during the meeting on whether to summon the Secretary to the Ministry of Finance before the committee for questioning.
He made these remarks while speaking to the media in Colombo.
Deputy Minister Chathuranga Abeysinghe stated that the government will extend its full support to the Committee on Public Finance in its investigation into the incident.
