-Mobile phone given by Aloysius only Six months old
-Public has a right to know what happens at PCoI: ASG Livera
By Shehan Chamika Silva
Submitting a special application, Additional Solicitor General Yasantha Kodagoda today requested the commission to direct Arjun Mahendran, former Governor of CBSL, to hand over all communication devices he used since January 1, 2015 to date for the investigation.
The ASG made the application under section 6 of the Presidential Commission on Bonds Issue (PCoI) Act based on available material obtained during the investigation which was sufficient to make such a request. The Commission said it will consider the request.
Drawing the attention of the commission to that some witnesses have already lost their mobile devices on previous occasions saying various reasons, the ASG also said the mobile device handed over recently by Arjun Aloysius was only six months old.
On a previous occasion, it was revealed that Aloysius had allegedly destroyed the mobile phone he was using at the time in Singapore while interdicted EPF dealer Saman Kumara’s mobile device had been broken for no apparent reason.
Objecting to the application, Counsel Chanaka de Silva who appeared on behalf of the former Governor said that the application was solely made seeking Media attention.
Responding to it, ASG Dappula de Livera said that the public have a right to know what happens inside the PCoI and the Media is present to convey that to the Public.
“So you admit that the application was made for the Media,” counsel asked. The ASG said he never said that.
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