The Colombo Chief Magistrate Court today ordered that former Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage be further remanded for money laundering. During the court proceedings, the CID informed the Magistrate that Aluthgamage had purchased a house at Kynesy road for a sum of Rs. 27 million which he had earned illegally.
Mahindananda
Aluthgamage, was the former Sports Minister during former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s term. He is currently charged under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
The CID also informed the court that more dealings of Aluthgamage has come to light following the recent investigation launched as to how he found the money to purchase a house at Kynsey Road.
Aluthgamage who kicked off his career as an insurance agent with a monthly salary of just Rs. 1250 is today the owner of several plots of land in Colombo and Kandy as well as other luxury properties. He is reported to be the owner of a 20 perch land in Borella, another property in the highly residential area of Koswatta, Nawala and also owns at least two plots of land in Kandy. He also owns a luxury apartment at Trillium Residencies apart from the property at Kynsey Road, Colombo 7. Aluthgamage had initially purchased some of these lands under the names of his family members including his ex-wife. Aluthgamage’s staggering wealth came into light when his wife sought Rs. 500 million settlement during their divorce.
Patriot / September 22, 2016
There is another guy who kicked off his career as a Grama Sevaka riding a push bike now the Australian Federal Police is interested in knowing how he got rich.
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Dinuk / September 23, 2016
Well, well, if this is a Mahinda Jarapassa crony’s wealth, how much do you think that Gota, Basil, Mahinda, Namal, Yo babay and Shiranthi’s womanizing brother who was CEO of Sri Lankan Airlines to name a few have amassed?!
Why is the IMF and World Bank not being ask to track down the looted funds and return them to Sri Lanka instead of piling on more loans and VAT onto the poor people of Lanka?
What is Ranil-Sira avapalanya doing holding hands with IMF World Bank and Washington Consensus which is supposed to do Global Eocnomic Governance. These corrupt institutions should be shut down, but now the cat is out of the bag and riots in the US is all about ECONOMIC INEQUALITY which is hideous in that country because of INSTITUTIONAL FAILURE of Governance – Police and economic fianancial institutions have failed in that country!
CT- editors please show us and discuss the riots in Charlott North Carolina in United States and the Racial tensions unleased because of ECONOMIC INEQUALITY in the US which is the ROOT CAUSE of the violence.
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Simon De Silva / September 23, 2016
This abusive mouth piece has lived his fantasies fair well also sitting before the TV screens, we still remember the words droped from his ugly mouth piece
” Thamunasela hithanawada, Sirisena dinai kiyal la… eka nam patta wihiluwak aiyse – this is how overestimated their Jarapakshe, in public TV discussions, blindly believing the election victory of MR would have been very certain to them”.
Ugly mouthpieces destroyed lanken society for such a long time. Now it is high time these men to be marginalized from lanken society. Then only, the next generation will learn to correct their mistakes anddo the best out it for a civilized society.
Please investigate, this man s pedigree – family tree, if he is reportedly believed to own over 1000 or more acres in Kandy ? Is that true ? Then these man should not have work for a Sales job for 1500 bucks 15 years ago ? Can anybody please add more about the truths ?
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Mudson Silva. / September 22, 2016
Aluthgamage’s staggering wealth came into light when his wife sought Rs. 500 million settlement during their divorce.
Now come on 500 million is peanuts for the fraudster Aluthgamage. This bugger has a bokku kata and should be punished.
He has assets totaling more than 5000million, when maharajano has more than 18billion u$d stuffed in offshore accounts.
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Samuel Jayaweera / September 22, 2016
This man has a mouth no second to that of that pawithra.
No matter anything woudl have been gone against, he would continue arguing though he is charged… he is one of the most abusive men of former govt.
If this man would be set free, it will be a threat to lanken justice system, there we will all quesiton, what is doing ?
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Gune / September 22, 2016
The stories the politician concoct are fantastic.
To get votes from the public they speak of their poor and difficult beginnings . Very much like our so called village man from Hambantota.
After a few years in politics their stories dramatically change. They speak of their family wealth handed down through generations. They spin stories such as this to justify their ill-gotten wealth.
Like the country that was saved from the LTTE we the people need to be saved from these politicians.
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Kettikaran / September 22, 2016
The people know most of these politicians and “leaders” are rogues of the highest order who had progressively looted the meagre resources of the poor country. That includes PM’s as well – one of whom an established drug-trafficker. What the people want to see is some, or many, of these crooks in jail with their stolen wealth confiscated to the full view of the country. That has not happened still. Until it does, the public will believe all politicians operate on the old
principle “you scratch my back, I yours” They have more than skeletons in all their cupboards. Our kind of democracy is nothing but sham.
Hats off to the gentlemen of that great club – the SSC. They told this
jerk he is a crook and will not be given membership to the Club. Well done.
Kettikaran
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jim softy / September 22, 2016
His list of assets include houses even in London. All has bought once he became a politician.
there are ministers in the yahapalana govtg holding powerful positions they are also in the same boat.
I can not understand why he not admitted to the paid ward of a private hospital as soon as he was taken to the jail.
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Diogenes / September 22, 2016
Surely, this bugger deserves a place in Welikada!
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shankar / September 23, 2016
ha.how can ge buy a house in kynsey road for 27 million.It must be worth at least 75 million.How come he undervalued so much in colombo 7.also the money laundered for the purchase of the house is then at least 75 not 27 million.
he should have just settled his wife before she went official,the fool.
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Leslie Mostley / September 23, 2016
When British PM David Cameron visited Myanmar and met with Aung Sun Su Kyi he, smilingly and with great respect remarked, “it is a privilege to stand by you” As for most men and women in the Rajapakse governments the popular comment is it is a shame not only to be with them but to be close to where they are – to avoid the contamination of venality. What a
contrast! What a shame, Mr. Mahinda Rajapakse!
Leslie Mostley
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Nosey Parker / September 23, 2016
I too would like to purchase a house in Kynsey Road for 27 million .
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shankar / September 23, 2016
go to nugegoda,you might stand a chance.
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Sherantha / September 23, 2016
All I can say is Thola is a Kamba Hora
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jehan / September 25, 2016
confiscate/fine/ jail term and death penalty. ask relations to hand over property bought in there name, or fine them. friends check and collect.
the joke of public officers stealing should stop.
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Medalankara de Choppe / September 26, 2016
What! Pavithra is clean?
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