Monday 19 September 2016

FCID probes over irregularities at National Blood Transfusion Service

By Shehan Chamika Silva

The FCID informed court that it had initiated a broad investigation against former Deputy Director General of Health Services over misusing state funds at National Blood Transfusion Service.

Filing a B report in Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court, the FCID informed that it had commenced the investigation upon a complaint received by an anonymous complainant in August 2015.

The prosecution stated in the B report that they were conducting the investigation over the alleged financial irregularities taken place in 2013, while purchasing high technological equipment and constructing buildings to the National Blood Transfusion Service under a foreign project, which was collaborated with Netherland.

The FCID further said they were conducting a sensitive inquiry over the fraud allegations against DDG of Health Services, Ananda Gunasekara, who was the chief of the so-called Netherland Project.

The prosecution had also informed that it had recorded statement from the current director of the Netherland project of the Blood Transfusion Service in to the inquiry.

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