{"id":164220,"date":"2016-06-22T11:48:24","date_gmt":"2016-06-22T06:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=164220"},"modified":"2016-06-27T10:54:36","modified_gmt":"2016-06-27T05:24:36","slug":"unaccountable-accountants-mock-good-governance-activists-not-interested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/unaccountable-accountants-mock-good-governance-activists-not-interested\/","title":{"rendered":"Unaccountable Accountants Mock Good Governance: Activists Not Interested"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Amrit+Muttukumaru&amp;x=10&amp;y=3\">Amrit Muttukumaru<\/a><\/span> &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_142887\" style=\"width: 154px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/sri-lankan-airlines-weliamuna-report-prosecution-of-negligent-auditors-directors\/amrit-muttukumaru\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-142887\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-142887\" class=\"size-full wp-image-142887\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Amrit-Muttukumaru.jpg\" alt=\"Amrit Muttukumaru\" width=\"144\" height=\"173\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-142887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amrit Muttukumaru<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It is baffling why good governance activists purportedly battling corruption steer clear of demanding accountability from Chartered Accountants faulted for egregious professional misconduct by the Supreme Court, Parliament\u2019s watchdog <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=COPE&amp;x=8&amp;y=7\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">COPE<\/span><\/a>, the Attorney-General and CA Sri Lanka \u2018Ethics Committee\u2019 itself in\u00a0the scandalous privatisation\u00a0of the Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation (SLIC) causing major loss to the people of this country. This is <strong>bizarre<\/strong> since chartered accountants\/auditors are the first line of defence against corruption in all entities dealing with financial resources. Although they talk the hind legs off a donkey on the evils of corruption and some get paid for doing so, they fail to bite the bullet by \u2018naming &amp; shaming\u2019 errant professionals and bigwigs in the corporate sector complicit in the corruption of politicians. It cannot be over emphasized that all allegations must be <strong>substantiated<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It is this reluctance to &#8216;<strong>name &amp; shame<\/strong>&#8216; that emboldens wrongdoers in <strong>isolated<\/strong> instances of \u2018naming &amp; shaming\u2019 to make pathetic attempts to \u2018shoot the messenger\u2019 as a <strong>diversionary<\/strong> tactic.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>integrity<\/strong> of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) is heavily compromised due to its shameful conduct after my &#8216;complaint&#8217; made as far back as 8 August\u00a02005 of the\u00a0&#8216;Professional Misconduct&#8217;\u00a0by the\u00a0Sri Lanka\u00a0affiliates of\u00a0PwC and Ernst &amp; Young (EY)\u00a0in the fraudulent SLIC privatisation. To date it has not concluded its investigation, has reneged on its undertakings given to me and kept me the complainant in the dark. This is notwithstanding several written reminders. The undertaking includes \u201c<em>to complete the investigation early and transparently<\/em>.\u201d (Ref.\u00a0CA Sri Lanka e-mail of 13 March 2006)<\/p>\n<p>This is also of no interest to the \u2018Young Turks\u2019 in parliament who made a hue and cry about corruption and abuse of power in the run-up to the 2015 Presidential and General elections notwithstanding CA Sri Lanka being a statutory body established by Parliament by Act No.23 of 1959. They are now for the most part muted.<\/p>\n<p>An excellent example of their outrage with a slew of files in tow is the link<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_FkVBvpBEMY?rel=0\" width=\"639\" height=\"357\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>While PwC (Indonesia &amp; Sri Lanka)\u00a0functioned as Consultant, &#8216;Investment Banking and Legal Advisory Services&#8217; to the Government of Sri Lanka, EY (Sri Lanka)\u00a0were the &#8216;Auditors&#8217; to SLIC.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional Misconduct<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1) <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Supreme Court<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The professional misconduct of PwC and EY even being confirmed by the &#8216;Supreme Court&#8217; has not prodded CA Sri Lanka to fulfil its statutory obligation!\u00a0The &#8216;Supreme Court&#8217; (SC FR Application No: 158\/2007) in its\u00a0landmark Judgment delivered on 4 June 2009, held the SLIC privatisation to be &#8220;illegal and invalid ab initio&#8221; and had ordered the removal &#8220;forthwith&#8221; of the auditors, EY. The judgment is also signed by incumbent Chief Justice Hon. K. Sripavan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2)\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">COPE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Parliament&#8217;s watchdog COPE under its then Chairman and incumbent Minister of Justice Hon. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe in its Report dated 12 January 2007 inter alia stated: (emphasis mine)<\/p>\n<p>i) &#8220;Ernst &amp; Young auditors and PWC consultants were directly involved in the said <em>fraudulent conduct<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>ii)\u00a0&#8220;The said sale has taken place on unaudited accounts and thereby it was not possible to enter into any kind of share transaction. It also appeared the accounts have been surreptitiously and intentionally adjusted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>iii)\u00a0&#8220;Deva Rodrigo, Senior partner of PWC has been a member of the steering committee selecting PWC as consultants to the Government, and continuing thereafter as a steering committee member supervising the work of PWC and approving payments to PWC.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>iv) \u201cChairman, PERC who handled this SLIC transaction and later Secretary to the Treasury, Dr. P.B. Jayasundara has been a Senior Policy Advisor to Ernst &amp; Young, and had <strong>failed and neglected<\/strong> to act in the interest of the Government in this matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>3)\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Attorney-General<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Attorney General by his letters dated 11 April 2005\u00a0to PwC (Sri Lanka &amp; Indonesia)\u00a0and EY (Sri Lanka) served notice of instituting legal action\u00a0for professional negligence in relation to the SLIC divestiture.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4) &#8216;Ethics&#8217; Committee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CA Sri Lanka &#8216;Ethics&#8217; Committee more than nine years ago <strong>endorsed<\/strong> the findings of its Investigating &#8216;Panel&#8217; of a prima-facie case of &#8216;Professional Misconduct&#8217; by\u00a0PwC and EY and\u00a0all their Partners.<\/p>\n<p>The Act of incorporation of CA Sri Lanka as per Section\u00a017 (2) (b)\u00a0clearly stipulates that\u00a0when an &#8216;Investigating Committee&#8217; appointed by\u00a0the &#8216;Council&#8217;\u00a0&#8220;<em>reports to the Council that a prima facie case of professional misconduct has been made out against a member, the Council shall appoint a disciplinary committee for the purpose of inquiring into the conduct of such member<\/em>&#8221; (emphasis mine).<\/p>\n<p>CA Sri Lanka must disclose whether the said &#8220;disciplinary committee&#8221; was appointed and if not why? If appointed it must forthwith disclose its findings.<\/p>\n<p>It is appalling that CA Sri Lanka has been dragging its feet on this issue for more than nine years after its \u2018Ethics\u2019 Committee endorsed a prima-facie case of &#8216;Professional Misconduct&#8217; by\u00a0PwC and EY and\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">all<\/span> their Partners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Impunity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Impunity appears to be a standard feature in the manner CA Sri Lanka conducts its affairs. This includes:<\/p>\n<p>1) The Senior Partner of EY at the time of the SLIC divestiture (Mr. Asite Talwatte) being appointed to the key decision making CA Sri Lanka\u00a0&#8216;Council&#8217; <strong>subsequent<\/strong> to my \u2018complaint\u2019!<\/p>\n<p>2) The Senior Partner of PwC at the time of the SLIC divestiture (Mr. Deva Rodrigo) being appointed by CA Sri Lanka subsequent to my \u2018complaint\u2019 to its &#8216;Quality Assurance Board&#8217;\u00a0purportedly designed &#8220;to maintain and enhance the credibility and high standards of our profession.&#8221;! (Ref. CA Sri Lanka Circular to members &#8211; 6 September 2010)<\/p>\n<p>3) Mr.\u00a0Sujeewa Mudalige <strong>subsequent<\/strong> to my \u2018complaint\u2019 being allowed to be\u00a0the President of CA Sri Lanka notwithstanding apart\u00a0from being a Partner of PwC,\u00a0he was a part of the Sri Lanka Team that comprised the PwC Indonesia Team that played a pivotal role in the fraudulent SLIC privatisation.<\/p>\n<p>Incredibly, the &#8220;<strong>Chief Guest<\/strong>&#8221; at his induction was Dr. P.B. Jayasundara <strong>after<\/strong> he was castigated by Parliament\u2019s COPE and the &#8216;Supreme Court&#8217; in relation to the scandalous SLIC privatisation!<\/p>\n<p>4) Another member of CA Sri Lanka &#8216;Quality Assurance Board&#8217; is Mr. Ajith Ratnayake who was Director General, Sri Lanka Accounting &amp; Auditing Standards Monitoring Board (SLAASMB) at the time it sent me its farcical response at the conclusion of its purported &#8216;investigation&#8217; of this same privatization &#8211; ref. e-mail dated 28 November 2005:\u00a0&#8220;<em>Whilst we appreciate the contribution made by the complainants, we are not in a position to keep the complainant informed of the progress of the investigation and the outcome of the investigation, as it would undermine our policy on releasing information to the public.<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>His spouse was a partner of PwC (Sri Lanka) during the period leading to the SLIC divestiture!<\/p>\n<p>5) It is laughable that CA Sri Lanka \u201ci<em>s planning to introduce a programme in forensic auditing for its members, in a bid to fight corruption and fraud in public and private sector organizations.<\/em>\u201d (Ref: \u2018Daily Mirror\u2019 Mirror Business 8 February 2016)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Cases<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(1) It was a Past President of CA Sri Lanka and the OPA (Mr. Lakshman Watawala) who was mainly responsible for the alleged &#8220;<strong>within 24 hours<\/strong>&#8221; BOI approval of &#8216;Mihin Lanka&#8217; not withstanding his reported admission to COPE member Hon. Ravi Karunanayake (now Minister of Finance)\u00a0&#8220;<em>under\u00a0normal circumstances it would take six to eight weeks at least<\/em>&#8220;! (&#8216;The Sunday Leader&#8217; 10 December 2006)<\/p>\n<p>(2) At the time of the alleged wrongful purchase of TFC shares by the NSB, the CEO of the NSB (Mr. Hennayake Bandara) and the Chairman of TFC (Mr. Preethi Jayawardena) were senior chartered accountants who were former members of the CA Sri Lanka governing &#8216;Council&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>(3) The alleged financial profligacy at &#8216;Sri Lanka Cricket&#8217; in the run-up to the 2011 Cricket World Cup which Sri Lanka co-hosted took place when the Treasurer of &#8216;Sri Lanka Cricket&#8217; was chartered accountant (Mr. Sujeewa Rajapakse) who subsequently became President of CA Sri Lanka!<\/p>\n<p>(4) Could not chartered accountants\/auditors have blown the whistle long before alleged frauds were \u2018discovered\u2019 in the failed finance companies? Why have auditors still not been made accountable?<\/p>\n<p>(5) Could the alleged Treasury Bond scams have taken place without the complicity of professionals in the hierarchy of the Central Bank and Bank of Ceylon? Why are activists avoiding naming those concerned? Have activists filing a case in the Supreme Court on this issue which was dismissed given a fig leaf to apologists to hoodwink the masses?<\/p>\n<p>(6) One is compelled to pose the question whether there is collusion among the larger audit firms in this country which enable influential auditors from such firms soon after retirement to be \u2018invited\u2019 to sit on the boards of leading companies while &#8216;technically&#8217; avoiding companies being audited by them? Should there not be a mandatory period (say 4 years) during which retired auditors <strong>cannot hold<\/strong> any office of fiduciary responsibility in \u2018quoted\u2019 companies?<\/p>\n<p><strong>SriLankan Airlines<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Why did Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe not identify EY as the long standing auditors of Sri Lankan Airlines when he stated at a news conference:\u00a0\u201c<em>Most of Mihin Lanka\u2019s losses had been hidden in the Sri Lankan Airlines balance sheet thereby inflating its debt burden to USD 3.2 billion<\/em>\u201d ( ref: \u2018The Island\u2019 27 April 2016)<\/p>\n<p>From all indications, the publicly funded J C Weliamuna report which confirmed allegations of corruption and abuse of power in SriLankan Airlines neglected to give due attention to the fact it took place <strong>under the watch<\/strong>\u00a0of the airline\u2019s long standing auditors \u2013\u00a0<strong>EY<\/strong>\u00a0and its Board of Directors comprising of leading corporate personalities &#8211; many of them also in its Audit Committee \u2013 some even as Chairmen!<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018Partnership\u2019 Law<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Under the \u2018Partnership\u2019 law in Sri Lanka, all \u2018Partners\u2019 are \u2018Jointly and severally\u2019 liable for any wrongdoing. All Partners are well aware of every audit and assignment. It is unethical for any \u2018Partner\u2019 to plead ignorance. In the context of the fraudulent SLIC privatization taking place on 11 April 2003, all those who were \u2018Partners\u2019 of PwC and EY prior to 11 April 2003 are liable.<br \/>\nIt is the responsibility of CA Sri Lanka to forthwith disclose in the public interest the identity of those who were \u2018Partners\u2019 of PwC and EY <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>prior to 11 April 2003<\/strong><\/span> which is the date on which the scandalous SLIC privatization took place while also indicating for how many years they were \u2018Partners\u2019. It is reprehensible that some \u2018Partners\u2019 falling under this period have been appointed \u2018Directors\u2019 of \u2018quoted\u2019 companies and Banks. Some have even been appointed to the &#8216;Quality Assurance Board&#8217; of CA Sri Lanka!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Right to Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is interesting to note that EY are also the auditors of Transparency International Sri Lanka, Centre for Policy Alternatives and the Press Complaints Commission of Sri Lanka \u2013 all of them receiving foreign donor funds on claims of promoting good governance, probity in public life and combating corruption. Apart from Sri Lankan Airlines, EY are also the auditors of John Keells Holdings &#8211; arguably the country\u2019s leading conglomerate.<\/p>\n<p>My simple urging to NGOs to include on their otherwise elaborate websites \u201c<em>project based donor information (inclusive of amount and source) together with concomitant expenditure appropriately broken down to also reflect administrative and personnel costs and payments to individuals<\/em>\u201d <strong>does not appear to have yet materialized<\/strong>. (ref. e-mail of 27 August 2007)<\/p>\n<p>Although those concerned are fighting tooth and nail to <strong>avoid<\/strong> having the proposed \u2018<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Right+to+Information&amp;x=10&amp;y=5\">Right to Information<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u2019 (RTI) applicable to them, it is crucial (i) professional regulatory bodies such as CA Sri Lanka, BASL, PCCSL (ii) NGOs (iii) corporate sector (iv) media are brought under the ambit of RTI. After all, do not all of them claim to act in the <strong>public interest<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What rational reason could there be for inaction by CA Sri Lanka other than a blatant &#8216;<strong>cover-up<\/strong>&#8216;?<\/p>\n<p>Demanding accountability for this \u2018open &amp; shut\u2019 case of grave professional misconduct by PwC and EY in the fraudulent SLIC privatization is an <strong>acid test<\/strong> for the credibility of civil society entities such as \u2013 Transparency International Sri Lanka, Friday Forum, Centre for Policy Alternatives, Citizens\u2019 Movement for Good Governance and the private Media. If these entities act in unison this case can surely be cracked. This will be a <strong>major breakthrough<\/strong> in combating the scourge of corruption in this country. After all chartered accountants\/auditors are the first line of defence against corruption in all organisations dealing with financial resources.<\/p>\n<p>While holding no brief for anyone, I ask whether any of the alleged terrible corruption and abuse of power under the Rajapaksa administration could have taken place without the complicity of professionals \u2013 particularly chartered accountants, lawyers, economists and corporate bigwigs? How come good governance activists have missed this?<\/p>\n<p>Those reluctant to \u2018name &amp; shame\u2019 and hold professionals, corporate and NGO bigwigs accountable for wrongdoing have clearly lost the moral authority to speak of good governance and any pretense to combat corruption. 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