Namal on whom warrant was issued over money laundering involving Rs. 45 million remanded again ! His cousin too incarcerated !!

(Lanka-e-News -15.Aug.2016, 11.30PM) Namal Rajapakse on whom a warrant was issued in connection with charges of money laundering involving a colossal sum of  Rs. 45 million amassed  illicitly via two companies of his was arrested along with his closely related brother . They were remanded until the 22n d after being produced before acting magistrate Fort  , Ms. Lanka Jayaratne.

A sum of Rs. 15 million in cash disbursed by N.R. Consultancy Co. . and a further sum of Rs. 30 million by Gowers Corporate service Co. by check  ( which companies belong to Namal) to Namal to purchase HelloCorp. Co. which was  revealed initially , could not be accounted for by Namal who  could not explain how these monies were originally raised.  

The FCID which commenced investigations into this money laundering activity detected 14 such transactions of money laundering had taken place. Namal could not explain how he acquired this colossal amount of money. 

Finally investigations were conducted into two transactions totaling to Rs. 45 million made up of two transactions – Rs. 30 million and Rs. 15 million , and were concluded. Thereafter it  was reported to the  Attorney General (AG) and after being  confirmed that these are money laundering activities,   it was recommended by the AG that cases be filed against Namal and five others of that Co.  

It was Vasantha Samarasinghe the convener of anti corruption Front who first made the complaint that Namal Rajapakse via illicit means collected over Rs. 100 million and utilized it to purchase HelloCorp . Co. In the complaint it was mentioned that through the HelloCorp Co. all the co ordinating services for Air Lanka was carried out . Moreover ,while  Namal being an M.P. , he had been involved in the agreements signed with  the government , which is absolutely unlawful.

The basic salary of an M.P. is Rs. 54525 .00 . His transport allowance is Rs. 10,000.00 . Entertainment allowance is Rs. 1000.00 . Mobile phone call allowance is Rs. 2000.00, and the allowance per day on the days of of parliamentary session  is Rs.  500.00. Namal who is only entitled to this income as an M.P. could not explain how he could buy a Company spending so many millions of rupees , or cite grounds in justification.

Indika Prabath Karunajeewa on whom warrant was  issued along with Namal , absconded court and had fled to U.K.  Pavithra Sujani Bogallagama, , Nithya Senani Samaranayake, Batapola Arachilage Oranella Iresha Silva along with Sudarshana Bandara Ganegoda were taken into custody today. They were remanded until the 22 nd after being produced before court . 

Sudarshana Bandara Ganegoda who was remanded with Namal today is a closely related  brother ( That is , daughter of the elder sister of Mahinda Rajapakse or Namal’s aunt is married to Sudarshan Ganegoda) of Namal.

Though there are several Institutions functioning to enforce the laws under the government of good governance , so far it is only that under senior DIG Ravi Waidyalankara  which is most successful . This being the only department duly discharging its duties efficiently and with commitment  is deserving of special mention.

Photo- courtesy Lankadeepa

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