Thursday 30 June 2016

Money Laundering inquiry on Gowers Corporation of Namal Rajapaksa: Name the suspects: Magistrate directs FCID

By Shehan Chamika Silva

Colombo additional Magistrate directed the FCID to name the relevant suspects immediately over the inquiry conducted by the FCID over the allegation of purchasing shares worth 125 million from a company named Hello Corp by the Gowers Cooperation, allegedly headed by the Namal Rajapaksa, from ill gotten funds.

The magistrate gave the directive when the FCID informed the court that there were two individuals with preparation to provide statement under the section 127 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

However, the Magistrate instructed the prosecution to name the suspects first in order to seek such provision in the inquiry.

The FCID conducted the inquiry on the complaint lodge by the VAC against the Gowers Cooperation under the Money Laundering Act.

The FCID filing a further report informed the court that it had recovered 17 documents pertaining to the inquiry from the search deployed by the FCID in CSN on May 24, 2016.

They also informed the court that it had sent the extracts of the inquiry to the Attorney General for his opinion.

FCID further stated in the report that the Attorney General had instructed them to arrest suspects into the inquiry appropriately if they have sufficient evidence to name as suspects.

Further inquiry was put off for July 28.      

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