Chandrika orders the defence secretary to be removed

Chandrika orders the defence secretary to be removed

The former president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga had quipped seriously that the defence
secretary B.M.U.D Basnayake needs to be removed from his post and in this connection she would be speaking to the president Maithripala Sirisena. This she had attributed to two main reasons. The first reason is that the defence secretary had issued a letter to the Chairman of the floating arms company Avant Guarde which  is against the orders issued by courts that would make possible for him to travel abroad. The second reason is that the defence secretary had granted leave to the additional secretary of the defence secretary Damayanthi  Jayaratne while the Case on the floating arms company Avant Guarde is in progress.

This facts had caused much concern when the members of the national executive council met the other day and when this subject of the defence secretary was  spoken and debated former president had taken a call to the defence secretary and had spoken in a loud voice for everyone in the national executive council tu hear. The former president had inquired and questioned from the defence secretary Nissanka Senadhipathi had been questioned as to why he had issued a letter to him which would help him in travelling abroad despite the court order imposed on his travel. The other obvious reason that the defence secretary had entered his office which is closed on Sundays to prepare this letter in question.

This letter had been annexed to a three page letter the Chairman of the Avant Guarde which was handed over to courts. This particular letter had been essential to be produced to courts to enable him to travel overseas.

The additional secretary has been granted six months leave to go abroad and from the ‘Sunday Times’ weekend English newspaper it has revealed that she has already left the country.