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
