The email system at the Treasury outdated since 2019, the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team revealed during a Committee on Public Finance meeting.

The revelation emerged during a recent committee meeting regarding an incident where a sum of US$ 2.5 million paid as a foreign loan instalment ended up in the hands of a third party.

Committee Chairman Member of Parliament Dr Harsha de Silva and Secretary to the Treasury Dr Harshana Suriyapperuma expressed views during the session.

The Committee on Public Finance concluded that the diversion of the US$ 2.5 million Treasury sum to a third party constituted a fraud linked to a cybercrime.

Committee Chairman Member of Parliament Dr Harsha de Silva recently presented the relevant report to Parliament, which additionally outlined numerous other conclusions and recommendations.