The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has appointed a special team to track the foreign bank accounts maintained by former SriLankan CEO Kapila Chandrasena and his wife, a senior CID officer told Times Online.
This team will probe overseas bank transactions conducted by both Mr Chandrasena and his wife from the period dating back to his time at SriLankan Airlines.
The team will request details from foreign banks where the suspects are known to have maintained accounts as part of its investigation, the official added.
The two were arrested after surrendering to the CID this morning. The Attorney General instructed police to obtain warrants for their arrest in relation to accusations that Airbus channeled a USD 2 million bribe to an account maintained by a SriLankan executive's wife. The information surfaced as part of a court case being heard in the UK.
I still remember the day of August 1947 floods, as it was the last school day at Kingswood College Kandy and the height the water soured. Water rose to the height of the Cross of the Chrurch at Getambe and the water was so high that it engulfed the Getambe Rajaponawarma Temple leaving only a few leaves of the Bo-tree visible.
The Colombo Additional Magistrate has ordered the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to investigate and submit a report over a complaint about the alleged illegal assets gained by model Piumi Hansamali.
Heritage properties are major tourist attractions world over. Sri Lanka is no exception in this matter. From Colombo, Galle, most of the mountain cities including Nuwara Eliya, Bandarawela, Hatton and Kandy and in the North, hundreds of heritage properties are spread across.
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