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Army summoned before commission over Jaffna metal theft

Several senior members of the Sri Lankan army have been summoned to appear before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into Serious Acts of Fraud (PRECIFAC), over the theft of metal in Kankesanthurai in Jaffna.

PRECIFAC has called for Former Army Commander General Daya Ratnayake and other senior military members, including from the Defence Ministry, to appear before the commission on July 13.

The commission is investigating the theft of metal machinery parts from a cement factory in Kankesanthurai from 2012-2013.

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