ed ▁Justice ▁Dr . ▁Ch and rad asa ▁Nan ay ak k ara , ▁a ▁retired ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁App e al ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁The ▁commission ▁released ▁a ▁report ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁The ▁report ▁found ▁then ▁Col om bo ▁Municipal ▁Commission er ▁V . ▁K . ▁A . ▁An ura ▁failed ▁to ▁take ▁" necess ary ▁action ▁to ▁a vert ▁the ▁garbage ▁dump ▁collapse ▁despite ▁he ▁being ▁informed ▁by ▁the ▁officials ▁on ▁the ▁lo oming ▁threat ▁well ▁in ▁advance ". ▁An ura ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁office ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁recommendation ▁of ▁the ▁President ial ▁Commission . ▁ ▁The ▁Aud itor ▁General ▁issued ▁an ▁report ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁on ▁an ▁aud it ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁his ▁department ▁on ▁the ▁matter , ▁which ▁found ▁the ▁Col om bo ▁Municipal ▁Council ▁( C MC ) ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁ 3 2 ▁people ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁damage ▁caused ▁to ▁properties ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁Me eth ot am ulla ▁garbage ▁dump . ▁It ▁found ▁the ▁C MC ▁responsible ▁for ▁not ▁properly ▁dispos ing ▁waste ▁and ▁not ▁properly ▁carrying ▁out ▁payment ▁of ▁compens ation ▁for ▁the ▁effect ed . ▁It ▁was ▁further ▁revealed ▁that ▁the ▁C MC ▁continued ▁to ▁dump ▁waste ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁even ▁after ▁a ▁court ▁order ▁prevent ed ▁it ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁report ▁recommended ▁that