By Shehan Chamika Silva
The FCID today informed Court that it had identified Rs. 94 million worth properties belonged to former ambassador Udayanga Weerathunga in Sri Lanka during the inquiry conducted into financial lost caused to the government when purchasing four Ukraine- built MIG 27 aircrafts in 2006.
Filing a further report in Court, FCID IP Nihal Francis revealed about two lands - 8 acres in extent worth of Rs. 40 million and 1 acre land worth of Rs. 25 million in Dompe area- and a luxury apartment (Trillium Residencies) owned by Mr. Weeratunga in Borella area worth of Rs. 29 million.
The FCID sought court direction on the land registrar to prevent possible sale of those identified properties immediately.
However, Colombo Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne will consider the request of the FCID to hold the sale of properties today (January 19).
In the meantime, acceding the FCID’s request the Magistrate permitted the prosecution to obtain certain bank details from several banks regarding a suspicious fund transaction of Udayanga Weeratunaga amounting to Rs. 20 million.
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