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The Singaporean Government will inform the legal position on the extradition of the prime suspect in the Central Bank bond scam to Sri Lanka in a fortnight and if all chips fall into place, the alleged fugitive Arjuna Mahendran could be produced in a Sri Lankan court soon, Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Ramesh Pathirana said today.
Responding to the Daily Mirror at the weekly Cabinet news briefing, Minister Pathirana said the Attorney General had submitted all particulars and information on the court proceedings against Mahendran to the Singaporean authorities on their request.
“I hope, we would receive positive feedback from Singapore in the weeks to come,” he said.
When asked about the progress made so far to bring back the MIG aircraft deal suspect Udayanga Weeratunga, who is under an Interpol warrant, co-cabinet spokesman and Minister Dulles Alahapperuma said he would also be brought back when the time and legal procedure was right.
“But there is a snag in bringing Udayanga back as the cooperation from the Dubai authorities is not encouraging,” Minister Alahapperuma said.
“If and when Arjuna Mahendran starts giving evidence on the bond scam in a Sri Lanka court, he will have to expose the ‘big man’ above him who is the mastermind of the scandal,” Minister Alahapperuma said.
He added that any fugitive or a suspect who are warranted to appear before a Sri Lankan court and evade arrest would be brought back to Sri Lanka and produced before courts whether their political affiliation is green, blue or red.
Replying to another question, Minister Alahapperuma said Parliament was not prorogued for January 3 to prevent the Committee on Public Enterprise (COPE) inquiring the forensic audit report on the bond scam and added these reports could be re-examined after parliament was convened after January 3. (Sandun A Jayasekera)
Anmanpan Friday, 13 December 2019 09:56 AM
How was KP brought back? What happened after that? The same will happen to the bank robbers.
TONY Friday, 13 December 2019 11:00 AM
HE MUST BE PREPARED TO SPEND LONG HOURS FOR UNLIMITED NUMBER OF DAYS GIVING "STATEMENTS"
Sanjeeva W Friday, 13 December 2019 02:12 PM
India should give him asylum.
Ranjith Friday, 13 December 2019 03:01 PM
Getting him down investigate all bond scams since 2007 and confiscate all the illegally earned profits by this mafia
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