Upali to head probe committee on FFSL

Chairman of the Sugathadasa National Sports Complex Authority Brigadier Priyantha Samarathunga who was the head of the committee appointed by the Secretary of the Ministry of Sports under the instructions of Minister of Sports Mahindananda Aluthgamage, to probe into alleged financial frauds at the Sri Lanka Football Federation, has resigned due to personal reasons.

Therefore, Minister Aluthgamage has appointed a new committee headed by retired Judge and Ex-Commissioner General of the Prisons Upali Samaraweera, the Ministry of Sports said.

Attorney-at-Law Panduka Keerthinanda has been appointed as the Secretary of the new committee while B M K Mohottala (Former Assistant Auditor General) and S P Wijeratne Chief Accountant of the Ministry of Sports were appointed as the committee members.

The new Committee is to handover the report to the Minister of Sports in two weeks, the Ministry said.