Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been requested to make a statement before the Presidential Commission probing corruption between 2015 and 2018 on Friday (18).

The Prime Minister has been asked to make a statement over the government's decision to store paddy in a warehouse at the Mattala International Airport.

The Commission is conducting an inquiry on where the decision caused a financial loss to the government.

The Prime Minister previously appeared before the commission over the controversial lease agreement of the Agriculture Ministry building in Rajagiriya.