Billions scam under Bathiudeen?
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has seized 67 files containing valuable information on billions of rupees worth of controversial Sathosa transactions, allegedly carried out by former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen, during the previous Government’s tenure, from a private residence, a topmost Police official said yesterday.
He said the files were recovered during a lightning raid carried out by a team of CID officials in a private residence in Colombo on Friday.
The files contained details on the controversial imports of large stocks of rice during the period 2016-2017, the questionable purchases of power generators, as well as a large number of land deeds involving hundreds of acres of lands purchased under the names of various persons, he added.
The officials said that the files should have been placed in the custody of Sathosa, instead of being stashed away in a private residence, leading to suspicion that there were many irregularities that took place during the tenure of the previous government involving billions of rupees and an attempted cover-up.
Two special Police teams have been deployed to carry out further investigations, under the supervision of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Nuwan Wedasinghe.
(Source: Ceylon Today)
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Why is this news? Super, bring this gook to trial and if found guilty (sun would rise from the west if not), throw into a dungeon and throw away the key!
An attempt to break-down the Muslim community.
Will not succeed; they are the richest, most tight-knit and most influential in the World.
Work with them as brothers and all can reap benefits.
I am sure the racists will bark at me spewing vengeance.
I wish they transform to human beings.
Esme.
So you are mean ignore any wrong doing just because they are rich and powerful. What is wrong with investigating irregularities ??
If he has not done any wrong he should have nothing to worry.
Kissmyee ar*e, how does investigating a mega corruption of a Muslim former govt. minister constitute “An attempt to break-down the Muslim community” ?
I am a Muslim myself and this is an insult to the fine, honest, patriotic Muslims of Sri Lanka – including to those who served valiantly in the Sri Lanka Army and even sacrificed their life for the nation during LTTE terrorism period.
Playing the ‘racial card’ to goad to give up on prosecution of a mega fraud, in this case alleged to have been perpetrated by a Muslim citizen of the country, is not going work Kissmyee ar*e! LOLZZZ
The world is wise today to this cheap play of the ‘racial card’ and will not fall victim- example: Much intelligence about the local Islamist terrorist movement TJM came from a couple of prominent Middle Eastern countries soon after the TJM’s Easter Sunday bomb blasts.