MONETABRIEF – Three officials or ex-official who were in a list of individuals against whom allegations were being probed or cases filed should not have been included, Transport Minister Bimal Rathnayake said.
Early in October Minister Rathnayake tabled a list of 50 individuals against whom he said cases were filed or allegations probed.
"I have concerns over three names," he told parliament Thursday. "Especially Ms Rupavathi Kethiswaran, Thilan Wijesinghe and Jayantha Fernando, a former additional secretary.
"I have listed their names also. They may be ex or current officials, but they are not needed to make my case.
"So if there was any damage caused to them, I regret that."
"What I wanted to say was that the cases are not being pursued to take revenge, but various investigations are being done on events that had taken place over the years." (Colombo/Oct22/2026)