Sirisena expedites bond scam audit

<p>Sri Lanka's president on Friday said he would be expediting a forensic audit into the Central Bank bond scam.</p> <p>At a meeting at the Presidential Secretariat, Sirisena discussed the reasons why the bond scam investigation was being delayed.&nbsp;</p> <p>“No charge sheet had been submitted against the suspects who had been remanded over the scam. When relevant Acts were being reformed to finalise legal action within a fixed time frame, the sectoral committee in parliament had obstructed the move," a statement from the Presidential Media Division said.&nbsp;</p> <p>"Though the bond commission had recommended to conduct a forensic audit, it has not been conducted. Accordingly, it was decided to file court cases within a fixed time frame, to conduct a forensic audit immediately and to discuss the progress of the investigations on a monthly basis."<br> &nbsp;</p>