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Bank of Ceylon (BoC) General Manager D.M.Gunasekera has been suspended with immediate effect.

Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayke said the suspension has been carried out on many grounds including misuse of power and corruptions.

It is learnt that in 2011, Bank of Ceylon opened up a branch in Seychelles-a country considered as one of the fastest growing tax havens in the world-during the time of the previous regime, without the permission of the Bank of Ceylon. (Yohan Perera)

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  • asfar Tuesday, 07 April 2015 09:51 AM

    please take a statement and send him home. make it quick.

    Bandara Friday, 17 April 2015 03:55 PM

    Exactly correct made. Those people are idiots or thieves them selves who want no good governance in the country.

    Henry Wednesday, 08 April 2015 03:32 PM

    Boooh!

    Ex-yahapala Tuesday, 07 April 2015 05:34 PM

    We, Sri Lankans, are so lucky to have a finance minister who is so concerned by finance corruptions! Those who have "white hands" can end "dirty hands"

    augustine Tuesday, 07 April 2015 04:29 PM

    I agree with Budditha ..comment ...what abt last chairmen of BOC .. Managers are taking steps base on TOP commands.

    R.Sunthar Tuesday, 07 April 2015 03:25 PM

    The yet to be apprehended big force or forces will do the biggest service if they can own up and save the not so minor fry. These not so minor fry can do a big service by being truthful about what happened and also their privityand culpability.

    Cuckoo Tuesday, 07 April 2015 02:40 PM

    Idiot, its not even 100 days yet...

    Buddditha Tuesday, 07 April 2015 01:50 PM

    He is innocent! Mr.D.M.Gunasekera spent his whole life for BOC and for the country! i have not seen such a dedicated, hardworking and honest person than him! Everyone who knows him will tell the same! This is outrageous!

    Latha Tuesday, 07 April 2015 01:06 PM

    This is absurd, we voted for yahapalanaye so that we could clean up our country but, some one person is protecting the big sharks. Now we are in the same mess. These ones spoke big and took us all for a good old ride.

    AR Tuesday, 07 April 2015 10:13 AM

    Well, the previous regime is part of the wrongdoing, so it was hidden, safely.

    Dkm Tuesday, 07 April 2015 10:13 AM

    What about current entral bank chairman? Why is he not suspended immediately?

    Gayan Tuesday, 07 April 2015 10:02 AM

    When he will suspend himself for Money Laundering case? Was he dress up when he suspend others?

    Gayan Tuesday, 07 April 2015 10:00 AM

    So, when he will suspend him self for the Money Laundering case? Was he dressed up when he suspend others?

    Jayatissa Tuesday, 07 April 2015 09:52 AM

    Hora Yakshayo!

    Podi Seeya Monday, 06 April 2015 09:51 PM

    Spill the beans, else you will end up in jail. Give the names whether big or small

    Perumal Tuesday, 07 April 2015 08:25 AM

    Bank of Ceylon opened a branch without the permission of Bank of Ceylon? What the hell of a kind of reporting!

    Amila. G Tuesday, 07 April 2015 06:21 AM

    But the Diyawannar ones are dead sure nothing will happen to them , well known Secret . What a shame .

    Fair N Square Tuesday, 07 April 2015 06:15 AM

    This is a case of the sprats being netted while the Sharks swim away..... Who gave instruction to open a branch in Seychelles where there is ONLY a population of 90,000? Whom was this bank supposed to sere? who took plane loads of US dollars to the country using diplomatic channels? Get MR, Gota, Namal, Sajin and their ilk.. whatever happened to Gota who was supposed to give his response AT A TIME CONVENIENT TO HIM? how about Wimal,Gommanpila, Mrs WW, Sajin Vas, Yoshita? what is happening here? IS there a back door diplomacy used by the MR clan and RW?

    Amila G Tuesday, 07 April 2015 06:08 AM

    What has happen so far Sweet nothing ,sharks are roaming freely . Sprats are being netted.

    S MUTHUKUMARANA Tuesday, 07 April 2015 06:00 AM

    An obedient servant of the govt of Sri Lanka from a rural background possessing good academic and professional qualifications.to be proud of .

    Nims Tuesday, 07 April 2015 03:15 AM

    Only thing the innocent man has to do is to divulge the truth of the real people who were involved and the money they transferred to those accounts in overseas banks. Simple as that!!!

    Arun Tuesday, 07 April 2015 02:55 AM

    What is the role of the Board of Directors. Make them accountable too

    Mevan Tuesday, 07 April 2015 01:58 AM

    Now the biggest crook and thug will start hollering not to look in his backyard.

    Saman Tuesday, 07 April 2015 12:15 AM

    Why the innocent man was suspended when the person behind the real scenes is still working at NSB after retiring BOC. Nevertheless, these institution need professional approach and the right profile people with good personalities should be brought in. This is great reputation loss to the government because this man is in overt and this displays government bankruptcy of not being able to catch the people who have done billions of rupees. Why the governor is on leave when this person is suspended?

    hari Monday, 06 April 2015 11:09 PM

    Mills of MS grinds slow but sure??? A culture of corruption, cronyism and violence is not easy to eradicate, especially when there are voters and politicians who wants the man who was head of all this brought back to power?

    Thikky Monday, 06 April 2015 10:57 PM

    He is already suspended and isolated with only WW, DG, VN and UG.

    MaluPan Monday, 06 April 2015 10:04 PM

    What about the man who declared opened the BoC branch in Seychelles.

    Bala Monday, 06 April 2015 10:01 PM

    But why did it take so long to find out. This type of wrongdoing is very straight forward to detect.


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