The CID has been told that the data entered into the Lanka Sathosa system was altered the day after the infamous Garlic Scam took place, News First reported
Accordingly, an Assistant Manager (Technical) of Lanka Sathosa has informed this to the CID.
News First reported that Lanka Sathosa Chairman Rear Admiral (Retd) Ananda Peiris, admitted that such an incident has taken place.
He has said the maintenance of the data system operated by Lanka Sathosa was performed by a private third-party contractor.
The CID had informed the Court that according to the Assistant Manager, the data had been deleted the day after the garlic scam by someone aftee entering the Sathosa data base.