The scandal of the missing millions
By Namini Wijedasa-Sunday, September 13, 2015
Mindboggling amounts paid by Sri Lanka to PR and lobby firms in US
Sri Lanka has paid out massive amounts to American lobbyists, legal and public relations companies between 2008 and 2014. The figures disclosed below are based only on records the Sunday Times was able to trace after extensive research.
Numerous other payments were made without public oversight, on the instructions of a privileged clique that held itself above supervision. Questions must now be asked of officials who authorised such outflows, particularly the million dollar payments channeled through the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) between May and November 2014.
