FCID DIG's phone and bill should be investigated: JVP

25 September 2015 12:59 pm

Questioning the genuineness of Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID), the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna ( JVP) had called for a special investigation on the mobile phone belonging to the DIG who is in charge of this division.

JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake who was speaking at a seminar in Colombo on Thursday evening, said both the mobile phone and the bill should be subjected to an investigation. This he said is necessary in order to determine the extent of undue influence he is currently undergoing. Mr. Dissanayake said the DIG gets so many calls giving him instructions while he too had made many calls seeking advice of certain powerful persons on the steps he should take regarding some cases. “The ultimate result of these calls received and made by the DIG is sweeping many investigations under the carpet,” Mr. Dissanayake said.

Stating that there had been conflict of interests in some instances with regard to investigation on frauds, he came out with a serious allegation that the legal advisor of the special committee on investigating financial crime Tilak Marapana had offered to appear on behalf of the accused in the Avant Garde case. “Is this not a conflict of interest,” he therefore questioned.

Coming up with details on the 20 point demands, Mr. Dissanayake said his party had suggested that the 19th Amendment should be re-amended in order to take away the powers which Parliament has, to approve increasing of the cabinet. Also he said JVP will lobby for the quick enacting of the Bill on Ministry Subjects. “This Bill he said will help resolve the current issues that had arisen on the ministry subjects."