Customs report on MP Ali Sabri Raheem handed over to Speaker

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By: Isuru Parakrama

Colombo (LNW): Sri Lanka Customs has submitted a comprehensive report regarding the recent questionable affairs involving MP Ali Sabri Raheem, announced Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena.

The report contains details pertaining to an incident involving the MP in which he was apprehended at the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on May 23, 2023 for allegedly bringing in an undeclared stack of gold and mobile phones worth around Rs. 80 million from Dubai.

The report was submitted by the Customs based on a request made by the Speaker.

The report will be shared during the upcoming Party Leaders’ meeting and a final decision will be taken with regard to the situation, Abeywardena said.

MP Ali Sabri Raheem, who has been requested to produce show cause on the event in question, is yet to respond, according to reports.

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