A Warrant Was Issued To Arrest Former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendren

The  Three member Judge panel of the Number one Special High Court in Colombo had today (09) issued an arrest warrant  to arrest and produced the chief suspect of the Central Bank Bond Scam issue Former Governor of the Central Bank Arjuna Mahendren before the court .

The Three member Judge Panel had also ordered the authorities to issue the arrest warrant against former Central Bank Governor in English Language .

The arrest warrant was issued accordance to a request made by the Additional  Solicitor General Priyantha Navana who had appeared in the court behalf of the Attorney General Dappula De Livera in an earlier occasion to issue an arrest warrant against Mahendren .

Indictments had filed against the Former Central Bank Governor over incurred a loss of more than Rs.680 billion to the Central Bank from a large scale fraud  when issuing of Treasury Bonds iu 2015 .

When the case taken in to consideration today seven out of ten suspects of the Bond scam had appeared before the court .

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A Motorcyclist Was Killed Due To A Road Accident

A 35 year old Motorcyclist was killed after the Motorcycle he was riding in colliding with a Lorry at Yalabowa area at Monaragala-Wellawaya main road yesterday (08).

The critically injured Motorcyclist had succumbed to his injuries after being admitted to Wellawaya Hospital in critical condition .

The deceased was identified as a resident of Handapanagala area .Wellawaya Police have arrested the Lorry Driver over the incident and scheduled to be produced before the Wellawaya Magistrate Court .

Attorney General Filed Indictments Against Former MP Sajin Vaas Gunawardane

Attorney General Dappula De Livera had yesterday (08) filed indictments against former United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Parliamentarian Sajin Vaas Gunawardena over earning around Rs.440.5 million with illegal means between  the period 31st of March 2011 up to 23rd of December 2014 when he was MP, at Colombo High Court .

Attorney General has filed the indictments against former MP  after studying reports regarding long term investigations carried out against the charges against him according to the Attorney Generals Department .

Attorney General had charged against the former MP over earning a large sum of money with illegal means during his tenure and invested  a majority of it in his bank accounts .The indictments were filed against Sajin Vaas Gunawardena under the Money Laundering Act .

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