Attorney General Dappula De Livera who took office in the immediate aftermath of the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks has taken steps almost immediately after his appointment to speed up indictments and a trial into the 2015 Central Bank Treasury Bond Scam.
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10 suspects including former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran who is currently in Singapore and Arjun Aloysius of Perpetual Holdings and several other directors of PTL that was the primary bond dealer at the centre of the fraud are set to be served indictments in the case on July 19, according to a media release by the Coordinating Officer to the Attorney General State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne.
De Livera requested the Chief Justice to allow the case to be heard before the Permanent High Court at Bar, which should ensure a speedy trial since the court can hear the case on a daily basis once proceedings begin.
Colombo Telegraph can exclusively reveal the full indictment against the Bond Scam suspects to be served to the accused on July 19.
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Analyst / July 8, 2019
CT Come on why step motherly treatment for those who cannot read the damn thing. Why playing hide and seek. Ofcourse the whole nation have a right to read and understand.
Sometimes CT is so immature in its behaviour.
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Dinuk / July 8, 2019
Bottom Line is US puppet Bondscam Ranil whose economic policies are drafted in Washington at the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to benefit America and the global 1 percent, must be impeached for treason and grand larceny at the Central bank asap.
So to Mangala the moron who is seeling SOFA and has passed legislation for MCC land grab so that any foreign company listed on the Stock Market can by land in Sri Lanka.
This Act must be challenged in court and revered asap. MCC will need to pay Sri Lanka 500 Billion USD not a paltry 480 million or get out and close down the cursed US embassy whose diplomats were found with Bomb materials at the JAIC Hilton by Police sniffer dogs. US Special Operations Forces (SOF) bombs killed those who died in the Easter carnage – not swords in mosques although the media circus was staged to show otherwise
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Emil van der Poorten / July 8, 2019
Dinuk:
Wild, totally unsubstantiated allegations, made under cover of a pseudonym do little but muddy the waters and prevent those responsible for this atrocity to be brought to trial and punished. Or is that your REAL intention? One can reasonably suspect you of being one of those building a smokescreen for the criminals who robbed us.
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Old codger / July 8, 2019
EVP,
I fear you are pouring water on a duck’s back. This “Dinuk” has many other aliases. She suffers from some sort of paranoia maybe brought on by a US visa rejection.
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Craig / July 8, 2019
But who can beat this type of looting? The PCol report is just out. It says Mihin Air crash-landed with a loss of Rs.17 TRILLION.
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Analyst / July 8, 2019
As far as I know Singapore was a Clean City made by Lee Quan !!
Has it become a “SIN CITY” with all the ” SINNERS “of of SIN SRILANKA??? Ummm! Can’t believe.
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Gemini Cricket ? / July 8, 2019
This is good…
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But what about all the other pending cases since 2009?
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Hope this is not a political stunt to deceive the public.
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Amarasiri / July 8, 2019
Bond Scam Suspects,
You are still suspects. Now there is a full indictment.
Don’t worry. This is a Land like no other. Breaking laws, committing crimes, President carrying out unconstitutional coups, monks running amok and committing crimes etc. are all Para Entertainment Shows.
Book some rooms in some hospitals. That seems to be the tradition these days.
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JD / July 8, 2019
Ranil, Penthouse Ravi and almost all 225 got 3 Million and it’s multiples as profits. They all talk like Patriots. They played out public money earned by women working the middle east. they come in coffins 500 per year. They are the Sri lanka rulers and they say only way to develop the country is sell everything to companies of the International community. for further development make it a HyperState governed by Multinationals. Anything goes wrong with the rulers we reports to the US courts.
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K.A. Sumanasekera / July 8, 2019
Where is Dr Ranil?…. and Mallika and Kabir not forgetting Dr Ranil’s current Numbers Man Galleon Ravi…
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D. P. / July 8, 2019
Sumane’
Why r u asking stupid questions knowing perfectly well that MY 3 did everything possible to get Ranil’s name into the list & failed?
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kolla / July 8, 2019
Now look for the biggest rascal in the energy sector who has made billions of unexplained loot. He lives in great comfort most of the days in 5 star hotels.( I am told he has no office in Colombo and not even a tax file !)
His latest deal is with RaviK ( the one who doesn’t remember things !) in the Turkish Barge scam that is said to provide energy to the country ! This is an Olympian racket to rob the country.
You will know who this dark worm is if you check the Prime Minister’s entourage to Finland in 2016 where he went to source energy. The chap made a big point with energy suppliers in Europe by accompanying the PM as special guest. He was seated right in front when PM talked to Finnish officials. They must have wondered where the bad smell came from-PM or his buddy ?
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nalmen / July 8, 2019
an interesting scenario if both ranil and gota are convicted
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Richard / July 8, 2019
Nalmen,
Both Ranil and Gota will not be netted. This President Siras De Livera is the one stone to kill 3 birds. 1) Ranil. 2) save Sira from April 21 plot and 3) save Gota’s fraud case from proceeding.
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Richard / July 8, 2019
nalman,
ATG De livera is to save Gota from the fraud case from proceeding, and save Sira from the April 21 bombing plots. So Gota won’t be Convicted.
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Nathan / July 8, 2019
Mahendran looking after Gotaya well and truly in Singapore. No wonder the guy is not keen to return.
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Douglas / July 8, 2019
” I FOLLOWED INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE PRIME MINISTER” – Arjuna Mahendran said it. Where is the “INDICTMENT” on that “MAN”? ” I was not AWARE of an “Undated” letter addressed to the Governor of the Central Bank, requesting to provide Rs. 70 |Million”. – Treasury Deputy Secretary Attygalla. Where is the “INDICTMENT” on the then Minister , Finance who issued that “Undated” letter . Prior to the “Bond Scam| there was a “TEAM” sent to meet the Governor of the CB and one of them was an “OUTSIDER” by the name Malik Samarawickrama. Where is the “INDICTMENT” on him? Where is the “INDICTMENT” on the Deputy Minister who published a “BOOK” justifying the “Bond Scam” who received “Millions” from the Perpetual Treasuries? So many to mention, on whom INDICTMENTS must be issued; but cannot do it with the restrictions stipulated on comments.
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Burt / July 8, 2019
Bosco Ntaganda is accused and charged by ICC for almost the same crimes committed by the Rajapaksa Govt and military.
Verdict due in a few hours.
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Ajay / July 8, 2019
Looking at the picture, I can hear what they’re talking:
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Mahendran: Looks like we’ve bungled the job, and now we’re screwed!
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Ranil: I don’t think so at all. I’ve waited for this for 40 years. You’ll see at the end who is going to screw whom!!
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JD / July 8, 2019
Ranil, Penthouse- RAVI and the gang are simply naked thieves. They did not catch thieves, instead they became thieves. So called VVIPs and Leaders of Sri lanka.
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Lalith / July 8, 2019
What about Sri Lankan air report? Can your source get that also? And the Easter bombing report?? This bond scam is a bit stale isn’t it
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chiv / July 8, 2019
Lankas “Low and Odor” update. Navy Chief Karannagoda has admitted to previous knowledge of abduction and murder of Tamil youths. Another military guy from infamous Tripoli” camp, Rajapaksa,s hand prints were found in Upali Tennakoon.s assault case. Will there will be justice in these cases or turn out to be an eye wash like Trinco Murders, where all accused were released due to lack of evidence ???(when there is evidence from an actual eye witness). What if this case turns to be another Dr. Shafi, s verdict,. Will Rajapaksa, Wimal and Rathana blame the high court like they did with CID. I hear BBS has declared Lanka has a Buddhist Country. Will Buddhist Laws soon replace the current ones ????(like in Arab Countries)
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Sarrij / July 9, 2019
At last an AG with balls?
Let’s hope that this is not short-lived.
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