Govt. Analyst’s Dept. information unit dysfunctional for four months

Repairs expected to take approximately three more months

• Company contracted to restore the  department’s information unit had estimated the cost to exceed Rs. 10 million

The Central Information Unit of the Government Analyst’s Department has been non-functional for four months, hindering access to crucial reports, Deputy Solicitor General Madhawa Thennakoon informed the court yesterday (05).

During the hearing of the case against a local shipping line and seven of its officials concerning the MV X-Press Pearl container ship wreck, Deputy Solicitor General Thennakoon stated that the company contracted to restore the information unit had estimated the cost to exceed Rs. 10 million and projected the repairs would take approximately three more months. 

The officials of the shipping company Thuwan Ishan, Amila Sandun, Asantha Lakmal, Roshan Asantha, Nimal Kirildeniya, Leon Kuruppu and Prasanna Fernando appeared before court when the case was taken up.  

The Deputy Solicitor General further told court that the email data of the X-Press Pearl vessel had been deleted and that the harbour master had been misguided that the ship was free from any risks by the local shipping agents of the ship in an attempt to seek permission for entry into the harbour and that the ongoing inquiry was against the local shipping company and its officials.