Jaliya Wickramasuriya: Warrants reissued on his wife and sister
KAVINDYA PERERA-JUL 31 2018
Colombo Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne has ordered, to once again issue a warrant for the arrest of the wife and sister of the former Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States, Jaliya Wickremasuriya who had been guarantors when Wickremasuriya had requested permission from the Court to go abroad temporarily and thereby obtained bail.
It was also ordered that the warrant against him be extended since he has not been present in Court subsequent to going abroad temporarily to obtain medical treatment, after having obtained permission from the Court previously.
When the case in connection with the incident was taken up for hearing, President's Counsel Shavendra Fernando who represented the suspect in Court said that the Sri Lankan Government had intervened and removed the diplomatic immunity of Wickremasuriya and that America has detained him and that as a result he is unable to return to Sri Lanka, adding further that if he does attempt to leave the country, America will arrest him.
Officers of the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) representing the plaintiff asked for permission from the Court to inspect 79 accounts which are in banks and non-banking institutions in the names of the suspect Wickremasuriya and his wife.
On this occasion the Plaintiff said that, as mentioned in the complaint relevant to this incident, while the suspect was the Ambassador in America, he had issued visas in an illegal manner and when a former Minister of Sri Lanka had gone to America for medical treatment, Wickremasuriya had defrauded money. It was also mentioned that in trying to raise the image of Sri Lanka, an attempt was made to renovate an old building and during that instance too, he had allegedly defrauded money.
The Plaintiff informed the Court that accordingly, it was necessary to inspect the bank accounts of the suspect and his wife.
The FCID had filed legal action against Wickremasuriya on the basis that he had misappropriated a sum of US Dollars 132,000 when purchasing a building for the Sri Lankan Embassy while he was the Sri Lankan Ambassador to America.
The case in connection with this incident is to be taken up for hearing again on 27 August.
It was also ordered that the warrant against him be extended since he has not been present in Court subsequent to going abroad temporarily to obtain medical treatment, after having obtained permission from the Court previously.
When the case in connection with the incident was taken up for hearing, President's Counsel Shavendra Fernando who represented the suspect in Court said that the Sri Lankan Government had intervened and removed the diplomatic immunity of Wickremasuriya and that America has detained him and that as a result he is unable to return to Sri Lanka, adding further that if he does attempt to leave the country, America will arrest him.
Officers of the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) representing the plaintiff asked for permission from the Court to inspect 79 accounts which are in banks and non-banking institutions in the names of the suspect Wickremasuriya and his wife.
On this occasion the Plaintiff said that, as mentioned in the complaint relevant to this incident, while the suspect was the Ambassador in America, he had issued visas in an illegal manner and when a former Minister of Sri Lanka had gone to America for medical treatment, Wickremasuriya had defrauded money. It was also mentioned that in trying to raise the image of Sri Lanka, an attempt was made to renovate an old building and during that instance too, he had allegedly defrauded money.
The Plaintiff informed the Court that accordingly, it was necessary to inspect the bank accounts of the suspect and his wife.
The FCID had filed legal action against Wickremasuriya on the basis that he had misappropriated a sum of US Dollars 132,000 when purchasing a building for the Sri Lankan Embassy while he was the Sri Lankan Ambassador to America.
The case in connection with this incident is to be taken up for hearing again on 27 August.
