Courtesy The Daily Mirror

Colombo, July 18 (Daily Mirror) – An official of KPMG Sri Lanka that conducted the forensic audit over the fuel distribution of the Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Limited (CPSTL) has been involved in deleting the data regarding fuel ditribution, SJB MP Dayasiri Jayasekara revealed today.

He told reporters after lodging a complaint with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) that he was planning to write to the parent compnay of KPMG Sri Lanka, KPMG International Limited, regarding the incident.

The MP said it was doubtful why an offcial of KPMG Sri Lanka that conducted the forensic audit had been invloved in deleting the data regading CPSTL fuel distibution.

He said then Minister Kanchana Wijesekara had complained to the CID over a fruad in fuel distribution in 2022 and 2023 and that the CID had directed the Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) to condcut a forensic audit.

The MP said the report of the forensic audit done at a cost of Rs. 8.6 million, was released in February 2024 and that no decision has been taken regaring the recommendation of the report.

Jayasekara said some CPC officials with allegations of corruption who had fled the country have returned to the country after the NPP government came to power and had been reinstated in their positions.