COPE second report forwarded to Bribery Commission - Speaker

Speaker W. J. M. Lokubandara told Parliament that the second report of the Committee on Public Enterprise (COPE) consisting of fraud and corrupt practices in 20 public institutions has been forwarded to the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption.
The Speaker was responding yesterday to a request by JVP member Anura Kumara Dissanayake to submit the second report of COPE to the Bribery Commission.
Dissanayake reminded the Speaker that the first COPE report was forwarded to the Bribery Commission and he is receiving a progress report in this regard every fortnight.
Dissanayake said there were reports in the media that investigations into several institutions have been concluded.
Speaker Lokubandara said the Bribery Commission had sent its reports in that regard and those reports have been forwarded back to COPE.(Daily News)