State to take over all land owned by money launderer Basil!
Aug 09, 2016
The cabinet that met today (09) unanimously decided to immediately takeover all land bought by Mahinda Rajapaksa regime’s economic development minister Basil Rohana Rajapaksa using the money he had earned through unscrupulous means, reports say.
Submitting a paper to the cabinet, law and order minister Sagala Ratnayake proposed that a land at Katana be taken over to build an additional police training college. He also said the 16-acre land owned by Basil and located near the banks of the Kelani at Malwana, near Colombo was better suited for the purpose. It was said that this land could be taken over more easily than the one at Katana.
Fully supporting the minister’s proposal, president Maithripala Sirisena said, “These are land bought by exploiting the people. Take over the land immediately for the police training college.”
Brown’s Hill land in Matara too, to be taken over.
Submitting a proposal to the cabinet, foreign minister Mangala Samaraweera said the land at Brown’s Hill in Matara, owned by Basil’s sister in law and her husband, should be taken over to locate a hotel school.
Responding, the president said, “Land bought to launder black money should be taken over by the government as soon as possible.”
Accordingly, the cabinet decided that both plots of land should be taken over very soon for public good.
Fully supporting the minister’s proposal, president Maithripala Sirisena said, “These are land bought by exploiting the people. Take over the land immediately for the police training college.”
Brown’s Hill land in Matara too, to be taken over.
Submitting a proposal to the cabinet, foreign minister Mangala Samaraweera said the land at Brown’s Hill in Matara, owned by Basil’s sister in law and her husband, should be taken over to locate a hotel school.
Responding, the president said, “Land bought to launder black money should be taken over by the government as soon as possible.”
Accordingly, the cabinet decided that both plots of land should be taken over very soon for public good.
