An international arrest warrant was issued by Colombo Magistrate Courts today on Emil Kanthan over the misappropriation funds worth Rs 124 Million belong to Reconstruction and Development Agency (RADA) in 2006.
Businessman and former Parliamentarian Tiran Alles, former Chief Operating Officer (COO) Saliya Wickramasuriya and Dr. Jayantha Dias Samarasinghe were also charged under the Public Property Act, both for alleged misappropriation and breach of trust. The alloacted funds were meant for the construction of 800 housing units in Trincomalee and Batticaloa, under a project titled Jayalanka.
When the case was taken up in courts today, Emil Kanthan was not present and reportedly be in hiding.
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A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
Update: Five of the twelve passengers on board the bell 212 aircraft that crashed into the Maduru Oya today, have succumbed to their injuries, the SLAF said.
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