26 July 2023 12:59 pm Views - 1659
Following a report that the perks given to ex-Presidents have to be pruned as some of them are unauthorized, a senior official from the President's Office said the matter has to be confirmed by an audit while the judiciary should also give a verdict on it.
"It is a matter for the Audit and Courts if such a thing has happened," the official who is close to President Ranil Wickremesinghe told the Daily Mirror.
It was reported earlier that the State had paid electricity and water bills of some ex-Presidents in violation of the Presidential Privileges Act.
A former President is legally entitled to a pension, an official residence, fuel for three vehicles and a personal secretary. (Yohan Perera)