Fifty officials representing the private and state sectors were summoned by the Financial Crime Investigation Division (FCID) today for questioning on various alleged irregularities.

They include officials who worked at the Presidential Secretariat Office, Tourism Board, Ministry of Tourism, State Engineering Corporation, Employees’ Trust Fund Board, Ceylon Electricity Board, Football Federation of Sri Lanka, Maga Neguma and Carlton Sports Network.

They will be queried over alleged financial irregularities during the former regime of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, police sources said.