Former Sri Lankan Ambassador TO USA Jaliya Wikramasuriya Was Arrested And Remanded Over Accepting A Commission

The Former Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States Of America and Mexico Jaliya Wikramasuriya who was arrested by the Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID) yesterday(17) morning has been remanded until 02nd of December by the Colombo Fort Magistrate this morning.

The former Ambassador who was arrested by FCID officers yesterday morning while trying to leave the country at Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport has been remanded after produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrate this morning.

He was arrested over accepting a commission worth 332,000 US Dollars after awarding the contract of renovate the Sri Lankan Embassy in Washington D.C while at office during the previous government.