He has been asked to be present at the commission in connection with his dealings when he was a minister in the previous regime.

Senaratne had been issued with the summons during a period of several months, but he had put them off saying he had a function or a meeting with a VVIP.

Commission officials say they are severely inconvenienced due to their failure to take action against him, as he is a very powerful figure, ‘Divaina’ reports.