INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
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.
