Chairman of National Gem & Jewellery Authority removed!

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Chairman of the National Gem & Jewellery Authority, Thilak Weerasinghe has been removed from his post, based on a number of corruptions and frauds committed during his tenure.

Weerasinghe has been accused of many irregularities under his watch, including allowing illegal mining and attempting to release a confiscated pouch containing gems worth around Rs. 01 billion illegally.

The Parliamentary Committee on Public Enterprises (CoPE) is also conducting a probe into these allegations.

MIAP

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