INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A scheme involving the importation of luxury vehicles under the guise tractors, orchestrated by officials from the Department of Motor
Traffic (DMT) using forged documents, has been uncovered during the latest Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) meeting.It was further
revealed at the COPA meeting held on March 22 that the same officials had also violated licensing conditions for 158 vehicles imported under
the pretext of being designated for religious institutions.In response to a question raised by the COPA Chairman, Parliamentarian Aravinda
Senarath, the Commissioner General of Motor Traffic, Nishantha Anuruddha Weerasingha, explained that an investigation had been carried out
has been reinstated, he said.Meanwhile, on March 12, the COPA expressed strong dissatisfaction towards the Department of Motor Traffic for
appearing before the committee without prior preparation.Accordingly, the officials who were present were sent back with instructions to
appear on a future date, after being duly informed and adequately prepared.
