CEB officials, Ministry Secretary threatened by HRCSL officials: Kanchana

Secretary to the Ministry of Power and Energy and the officials that took part in the discussion with Human Rights Commission were pressurized over the matter with regard to proving continuous electricity supply during the A/L examination, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said.

The Minister said in a twitter post that the Secretary and the officials have informed him that they had been pressurized by two members of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka to sign two documents that they did not agree.

The Minister tweeted that the Secretary and the officials were threatened with jail sentences.

He said the officials have already consulted legal opinions on the steps to be taken against the HRC members and has submitted in writing on the events that had taken place.

“I have informed the President, yesterday morning and will inform the Constitutional council in writing,” he said.

The CEB officials and Public Utility Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) Chairman were summed before the HRCSL and instructed them not to have power cuts until the A/L examination is over.

The Human Rights Commission announced following the meeting that the CEB and PUCSL agreed not have power cuts until the A/L examination is over on February 17.(Ajith Siriwardana)