The report of the committee selected by the President to examine claims regarding the release of containers without undergoing scanning was tabled in Parliament today (30) by Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Member of Parliament Mujibur Rahman.Speaking in Parliament, MP Rahman stated that the government had actually hidden the contents of the committee report and had actually not provided it to Parliament previously.
He said therefore he is tabling the report in Parliament today.The MP even more revealed that the committee report indicated that out of 151 red-labeled which go through obligatory scanning under the risk classification, 37 containers had actually been launched without undergoing any scans.He also stated that although scanning is mandatory for red-labeled containers, these 37 containers were released without going through any screening, even though the officers responsible for inspection had had actually connected a note suggesting that the containers should be scanned thoroughly.Furthermore, MP Mujibur Rahman explained that an overall of 103 containers that were due for scanning had actually been launched without going through the process.
He added that while the decision to release the containers was officially made on January 18, two containers had currently been released on January 17, a day prior to that choice.