Former Treasury Secretary Dr. P. B. Jayasundera yesterday submitted an affidavit to the Supreme Court, stating that he had offered to resign from State office on July 25, 2008 but the President had wanted him to continue.

His letter of resignation was accepted on September 17, 2008. He also said that he had shed all his shares in five limited liability companies where the State held share.

He apologized to Court for having held any office, after the Court made several findings against him, in the sale of Lanka Marine Services shares to John Keels Holdings Pvt. Limited, and also in the alienating of eight and a half acres of land at Bloemandhal, Colombo, which belonged to the Sri Lanka Port Authority to John Keels Holdings Pvt. Limited.

Dr. Jayasundera, in the affidavit, promised not to hold any government office, in future.

The Court said that Jayasundera had complied with the order of the Court in submitting the affidavit.

This matter is to be mentioned again on December 15, 2008, to enable the CID, the Bribery Commission, and the Securities and Exchange Commission, to submit their reports, on the investigation ordered by the Court, in relation to the aforesaid sale of Lanka Marine Services shares.

Faiz Mustapha PC appeared for Dr. P. B. Jayasundera.

M. A. Sumanthiran appeared for Vasudeva Nanayakkara, the petitioner who had complained against the sale of LMS Limited shares to John Keels Holdings Pvt. Limited.