A motion to amend the Standing Orders pertaining to taking legal action against serious financial fraud or corruption being disclosed at the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) was presented to Parliament today (26).

Chair of the COPE Committee, MP Nishantha Samaraweera, in terms of Standing Order 137 of Parliament, presented this motion to amend the existing Standing Order 120(4) pertaining to the COPE Committee.

Accordingly, through this proposed amendment, if during the examination of the reports submitted by the Auditor General to the Committee it is concluded by the Committee that serious financial fraud or corruption has taken place, such incidents may be directly referred by the Committee either to the Bribery Commission or to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) for legal action.

As such, the said motion has been referred to the Committee on Standing Orders for consideration, and thereafter, the relevant further steps will be taken. (Newswire)

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