Chamal becomes a state witness against Mahinda

Oct 03, 2015

According to the reports reaching us from the Financial Crime Investigating Department Mahinda Rajapaksa’s elder brother Chamal Rajapaksa would appear as a state witness against the frauds committed by Mahinda and his sons exercised during the previous regime.

Meantime alias “Baggage Boy” of Mahinda Rajapaksa and the former parliament MP Sajin Vaas Gunawardana and the former chairman of the Ports Authority Bandu Priyath Wicrama too would be turned as state witnesses against Mahinda Rajapaksa.

When the Financial Crime Investigation Bureau questioned the former speaker Chamal Rajapaksa regarding how the CSN network can be located in a land given to the Rajapaksa Foundation? The latter said he is unaware about all these and all these things are done by the Rajapaksa
and his sons.

A 29 perches of land which belonged to the Urban Development Authority was given to the D.A. Rajapaksa foundation in 2003 under a 30 year lease for an annual rent of Rs. 163,125.
When Mahinda Rajapaksa was serving as the opposition leader in 2003 the latter has requested this land to the D.A. Rajapaksa Foundation from then western province development minister M.H. Mohamed. Later the land was transferred following an approval of a cabinet paper. When transferring the land there was a condition imposed stating that this land should be used only for D.A. Rajapaksa Foundation affairs.

However later there was no activities related to D.A. Rajapaksa foundation were carried out but the CSN network building was constructed and business established which was completely illegal.

When the FCID inquired about this from the chairman of the D.A.Rajapaksa Foundation the latter said he doesn’t know anything about this affair but all these irregularities were done by Mahinda Rajapaksa and his sons. When the FCID inquired from the treasurer of this institute Lalith Chandradasa the brother in law of Mahinda Rajapaksa the latter too has said he doesn’t know anything about this. The FCID came to know that he does not possess any accounts information regarding the Foundation.

In order to incorporate the Rajapaksa Memorial Foundation all financial accounts of the foundation should be annually audited in terms of the acts passed in the parliament, but unfortunately there is no indication regarding those so far.

However as soon there was a regime change last January 8th there was a sudden lease agreement signed between the CSN network and the Rajapaksa Foundation on the 14th of January.