Prez signs documents to extradite Mahendran

6 September 2019 04:30 pm

President Maithripala Sirisena today signed documents related to the extradition of former Governor of the Central Bank Arjuna Mahendran from Singapore to Sri Lanka, President's Media Division said.

A report containing more than 21,000 pages prepared by the Attorney General has to be submitted to the relevant department in Singapore for the extradition.

The President scrutinised the related documents and placed his signature as the minister of defence.

Steps will be taken to transmit these documents to Singapore through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs soon.