The Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) dismissed a statement from former Secretary to the Ministry of Defence Gotabaya Rajapaksa to “white wash” the MiG-27 fighter jet scandal by saying all documents were submitted in a case to the District Court Mount Lavinia.
An FCID spokesman said those documents were given when Rajapaksa was fighting a libel action against The Sunday Leader newspaper. They had exposed details of the corrupt MiG deal. “We are not concerned about his defence there. We are conducting a probe. All I can say is we have found some startling findings. I cannot say anything further because the probe is still under way,” the spokesman said.
This week Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been upset over the Colombo Telegraph revelations. He has been telephoning police higher ups and government leaders and asking them not to proceed with the investigations. He has told them that all the details can be found in the case he filed against The Sunday Leader. Why the former Defence Secretary is so worried and trying to take cover under his own defence in a court case is very obvious – he does not want the Police to continue further investigations. The once powerful official in Sri Lanka kept the media out when the case was heard in the Mount Lavinia Courts. No one was allowed to be present in the courthouse and he now wants the Police and the Sri Lankan public to believe what he has said. Here is his statement:
Last Sunday, it was reported in one Sunday newspaper and one news website that the FCID which was carrying out an investigation into the purchase and overhaul of several MiG-27 aircraft in 2006 during my tenure as defence secretary had discovered a secret bank account in the name of Bellimissa Holdings Ltd which had been opened in the British Virgin Islands just before the deal. This is hardly the first time that this so called ‘MiG deal’ has featured in the press. This topic has been discussed in the media on an off for the past nine years. Since the change of government, interest in this matter has been revived by our political opponents and I believe this is an opportune moment to explain to the public what this issue is about. All the documents mentioned in this press release have been submitted the District Court of Mt Lavinia.
1. When the Chandrika Kumaratunga government bought two MiG-27 ground attack aircraft and one MiG-23 trainer aircraft in the year 2000, the contract for the supply of the planes was signed on 24 October 2000 with one T.S.Lee of DS Alliance of Singapore. Everyone knows that MiG aircraft are not manufactured in Singapore. The policy of our government was that arms would be purchased directly from the manufacturers so as to eliminate middlemen.
2. When our government decided in 2006 to purchase four MiG-27 aircraft and to get the three existing MiG-27 planes and one MiG-23 overhauled, we directly approached UKRINMASH the manufacturers of MiG planes in Ukraine. In the ‘letter of offer’ sent by UKRINMASH to the Ministry of Defence on 6 February 2006, it was specifically stated that this offer was being made in conjunction with a financier providing financing to the manufacturer and that the beneficiary of the letter of credit will be the financier. This formal letter of offer further said that they will inform us of the name of the beneficiary company within three days of signing the contract.
3. The UNP government of 2001-2004 had also made overtures to UKRINMASH for the supply of four MiG- 27 aircraft and in the letter of offer they had sent to the then Defence Minister Tilak Marapone on 22 April 2003, UKRINMASH had specified that the payment should be made to a finance company and that they will inform Sri Lanka of the name of the beneficiary company within three days of signing the contract. The method of payment laid out in the offer made to Mr Marapone is word to word the same as made to us in 2006.
4. Mr D.A.Peregudov a Director of UKRINMASH has written to the Sri Lanka Defence Ministry explaining that UKRINMASH is a fully state owned enterprise and that according to Ukrainian law, his establishment does not have the right to trade on credit terms and that they cannot offer credit facilities for two years as requested by us. Hence a financier by the name of Bellimissa Holdings Ltd would provide financing for the transaction.
5. When the contract was signed on 26 July 2006 for the supply of four MiG-27 aircraft and the overhaul of four other MiG aircraft, there were three signatories – the Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force as the buyer, UKRINMASH as the seller and Bellimissa Holdings Ltd as the designated party which was to receive the payment. This is a legally binding contract under Ukrainian and international law between two government agencies in Sri Lanka and Ukraine.
6. Section 23.1 of this contract specified that the buyer and the seller are aware that Bellimissa Holdings Ltd shall be involved to provide financing to facilitate the transaction and that all payments under this contract including freight charges shall be paid to Bellimissa Holdings Ltd.
7. When the Invoice for the purchase and overhaul of the MiG aircraft was sent by UKRINMASH to the commander of the air force on 31 July 2006, it was once again specified that the Bank of Ceylon should open letters of credit in favour of Bellimissa Holdings Ltd. When a state owned enterprise in a foreign country enters into a legally binding contract for the supply of aircraft, the buyer has to make the payment as the seller specifies.
There was nothing secret about the payment being made to Bellimissa Holdings Ltd, because they too were a signatory to the legal contract. We purchased these MiG aircraft directly from the manufacturers in Ukraine, the payment was made, the aircraft was delivered, they were used in the war which was won and those aircraft are still in service. This puerile attempt by certain interested parties to establish the impression among the public that there was something ‘secret’ and underhand about the purchase of these MiG aircraft is a part of a long standing attempt to sully my name and to cast doubt on my integrity. Behind all this is also the project of trying to tarnish the war victory itself. I call upon the people of Sri Lanka not to be misled by the propaganda of interested parties who are trying to turn a lie into a truth constantly repeating the lie.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
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Ruwan Abeysuriya / June 4, 2015
To summarise what he says in two Sinhala
words, Gotha Goo Bayai.
He wants the FCID to accept as truth and
nothing but the truth the defence he put
forward in a court case. Why cannot the
FCID investigate the case? Is GR so scared
that he has to issue what he calls
clarifications?
Therein lay Gotha’s dilemma. Galey runne
poosa wagey!! He cannot cover up his past
sins.
The great do gooder he has become now. Before
he was a cold blooded murderer. He has blood
in his hands notwithstanding the white clothes
he wears.
This is another reason why they should get to
the bottom of this scandal. Gotha is proving
that he has a lot to hide. Where did he take
the money to? To Los Angeles or Kuala Lumpur?
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Amarasiri / June 4, 2015
RE: Gota’s New PR Drive To Beat The FCID
We, the People Vs, Gottabbels, the Liar, the War Criminal, the Murderer, The Robber and Thief.
“The Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) dismissed a statement from former Secretary to the Ministry of Defence Gotabaya Rajapaksa to “white wash” the MiG-27 fighter jet scandal by saying all documents were submitted in a case to the District Court Mount Lavinia.”
Yes, screened and doctored documents were submitted after chasing Journalist Iqbal Attas, and killing Lasantha Wickramatunga, solely because they pursued this Corruption.
Achievements of Rajapaksa Administration with Gotabbel.[Edited out]
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Point of View / June 4, 2015
This SOB should be exposed. It is time up to file a few cases and put him behind bars to rot !
He says, he will not leave the country. He is insulting the intelligence of the people. He has no country to go to ! Who will take him ? US is already after him for money laundering.
I am sure he must be having sleepless nights ! Karma is a bitch. Everything you did will come after you and yours !!!
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srilal / June 4, 2015
listen guys ,
This is what i’ve been saying all along , at last straight from horse’s mouth , MY3 had revealed the secrets behind Mulkirigala Murder mystery to Ranjan Ramanayake , Ranjan R had cross checked with john Amarathunga and JA verified the story ,this is Mafia King Mahinda’s 2nd reported murder case .
Please listen to Ranjan’s interview.[Edited out]
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Amarasiri / June 4, 2015
Point of View
“This SOB should be exposed”
The acronym SOB has multiple meanings. Which one did you mean? Bitch, Bastard, Bacteria, etc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOB
Sob is a verb meaning cry.
Sob and SoB may refer to:
Dyspnea or shortness of breath, a medical symptom relating to breathing difficulties
Souls on Board, the number of people (passengers and crew) on an aircraft or ship
Seventeen or Bust, a distributed computing project
Special Operations Battalion (SOB), an elite unit of the Croatian army
Sobralia, a genus of orchids
Society of Old Brooklynites
Son of a bitch, an insult or curse phrase
Sons of Ben (MLS supporters association)
Suggested Opening Bid, a term in auctioneering
Super Optimal Broth, a bacterial growth media
Super Oralloy Bomb, a nuclear bomb
Senate Office Building
Dirksen Senate Office Building
Russell Senate Office Building
Hart Senate Office Building
S.O.B. Hill, a mountain in Utah, United States
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Point of View / June 4, 2015
If I wrote what I meant, it will be edited out by the highly sensitive moderator at CT !
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Snowden Edward Asange / June 7, 2015
[Edited out]
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Ahmed / June 4, 2015
Ameer
Don’t bluff we know what is SoB, don’t waste valuable time of readers. Write something useful.
Why Ranil is covering Gota, “Spoting a lier” real signs Gota showed during FICD investigation. Need use interrogation techniques to get more from his words.
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Amarasiri / June 5, 2015
Ahmed
“Don’t bluff we know what is SoB, don’t waste valuable time of readers. Write something useful. “
Interesting Comment. This should be directed to Yahapalanaya, Mr Sirisena and Mr Ranil Wickramasinghe.
Don’t bluff we know what is SoB, who the SOBs are and don’t waste valuable time of the countrymen and waste resources, by just making the culprits take visits here and there.
Do something useful, like hanging the killers and murderers, rapists, and jailing those crooks, thieves and criminals..
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Snowden Edward Asange / June 7, 2015
or better yet feed them to hungry Hyenas,Greyhounds or even dogs…
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Sinhala Banda / June 7, 2015
Snore-d0n
Just a clarification.
Is Greyhound a kind of dogs? I am just wondering.
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Snowden Edward Asange / June 9, 2015
http://www.google.com or http://www.wikipedia.com
Pleasure is mine…
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Plato. / June 4, 2015
The game is up for Gota. Now,it the shady MIG deal; Next it will be the Murders.
In desperation,the man will do something or other!
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Rahula / June 4, 2015
You mean to say we will commit suicide ????
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Snowden Edward Asange / June 7, 2015
for the coward he is..( who fled to USA vacating his post as an Army official)he is capable of committing suicide.. He should be held in isolation FOR HIS OWN GOOD or else he may try to harm himself…
HE evicted SO MANY families from their OWN homes..their prayers to God have been answered and now he would have to live in a 4×6 sooner than later… while those who suffered may have the chance to throw raw bananas for his existence…
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Snowden Edward Asange / June 7, 2015
for the coward he is..( who fled to USA vacating his post as an Army official) he is capable of committing suicide.. He should be held in isolation FOR HIS OWN GOOD or else he may try to harm himself…
HE evicted SO MANY families from their OWN homes..their prayers to God have been answered and now he would have to live in a 4×6 sooner than later… while those who suffered may have the chance to throw raw bananas for his existence…
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mike / June 5, 2015
Plato
“In desperation, the man will do something or other!”
You mean he will take one of those cyanide capsules??
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Snowden Edward Asange / June 7, 2015
GOATa talked the walk WHEN HIS BROTHER WAS PRESIDENT , now he cannot walk the talk…. no amount of jogging trails that he built is enough for him to RUN for cover….Karma is a BEACH…
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MirakRajBanda / June 4, 2015
In short a company called ”Gota and Goons Associates” purchased ONE MIG fighter plane for the cost of ONE though the price audited THREE times of the actual price. Through dubious company called ”Bellimissa Holdings Ltd” they pumped the money to Virgin Islands and Seychelles to ”MaRa Hora and Co.” secret account.
Do you think (remember) AliBaba Percy opened an Embassy in 2014 in Seychelles to look after the interests of 10 Sri Lankan living there? NO, it’s to look after the PERSONAL INTERSTS!!!!!
Where is the Baboon Gnanasara or Gammanpillai or damn racists who cover up the scandals behind the curtain of Buddhism??
Wake up folks!!!!!
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Village Man / June 4, 2015
You [Edited out] banda , your writing of Sinhala names reveals you are a [Edited out] demala.
Lot of pro- LTTE demalas are very busy in social media adopting Sinhala names. Go & fly a kite! We understand your eternal hatered for GOTA.
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JULAMPITIYE AMARAYA / June 4, 2015
What happened to Your Kite.????.
Did you Loose the String or purged????.
KAMBA HORU!!!!!
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Snowden Edward Asange / June 7, 2015
are u living in the past? now the trend is to fly DRONES, one crash landed in Ahangama southern SL a few days a go…. wake up and smell the coffee…umm nice aroma.. STARBUCKS…is my favorite…:P
Racism has NO place in SL NO MORE…coz its YAHAPALANAYA tyme…. BBS’s Gandayasara has tucked his tail between his hind legs and has started to run like Hanuman…
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simon / June 5, 2015
Is Rohan Goon aratne part of the Gotha Goon association?
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Bensen Berner / June 4, 2015
This Bellimissa affaire is a conspiracy to undermine the victory over the war. This will be the line of escape to be adopted by all members of the Rajapaksa clan. Bensen
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Manel / June 4, 2015
Wethinks he protests too much. What goes around comes around, and now Gota’s crimes are coming back to bite him in his rear.
No one deserves it more.
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J.Muthu / June 4, 2015
Only Sinhala budhist[Edited out] support this rascals…..We tamils decide who rules…..let see..next election..
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Native Vedda / June 5, 2015
J.Muthu
“We tamils decide who rules…..let see..next election..”
Will you support MR in the next election? If in case you support MR remember what will happen after his second coming, another Mullivaaikkal perhaps?
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Rohan / June 4, 2015
Bloody chicken, cluck, cluck, cluck….
Where is all his gutsy grandstanding? Politics and patriotism are the last resort for the scoundrels. Gota fits the bill perfectly there!!!
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Amarasiri / June 4, 2015
Rohan
“Bloody chicken, cluck, cluck, cluck….”
Gottabbels, the Chicken….
[Edited out]
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Lion / June 4, 2015
Ha Ha if you are so clean why dont you face the FCID like bold man.Truth is some what different wait we can judge in coming days how truthful you are.But question remains as to why you went to courts and obtain an order to not to arrest you.
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NAK / June 4, 2015
Gota’s explanation looks very sound to me. Anybody who can prove otherwise must come forward with proof. Worthless chatter is only good for self satisfaction of loosers
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Uthungan / June 4, 2015
Bellamissa Holdings Ltd., is a limited liability company and said to be registered in the UK.
A search of the said company in the Office of the Registrar of Comanies in the UK should reveal the names of the directors of the company. If that had been done, the directors can will know all about the MIG transaction and about the payment to the secret bank accounts in the British Virgin Islands.
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Goraka / June 4, 2015
Uthungan, Bellamissa is NOT registered in UK. It is a ghost company.
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Uthungan / June 4, 2015
That’s news to me, you for the information.
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Snowden Edward Asange / June 7, 2015
Belimissa has made GOATa a “Kuni issa”
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Snowden Edward Asange / June 7, 2015
yep..and SCOTLAND YARDS help should be sought….after all it boils down to money laundering and used for TERRORIST acts… definition of ” Terrorist” a person who instills fear on others… GOATa made lots of people FEAR….including Journalists,Politicians in his brothers OWN party, and many more…
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Gemunu Silva / June 4, 2015
NAK – the explanation look
very sound to you and to a
few others.
The issue not whether it is
sound or silent.
The real issue is the outcome
of the investigation. Why not
wait for it. If he is declared
innocent then, he is cleared.
If there is more dirt coming,
then the whole thing is
unsound.
A man is produced before a Magistrate
as a murder inquiry begins. He
discharges him. Then after a detailed
investigation they charge him in Court.
Can the man say no, the Magistrate
released me earlier. So the earlier
position is correct?
I pity Gota. He never ever thought what
he did would come back to him. The whole
thing is boomeranging now. He used his
power to the hilt. He not only let down
his brother Mahinda. He lost mainly
becuase of Gota. Now he wants everybody
to believe all what he says is right.
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jenn / June 4, 2015
There is nothing wrong here ? What is a private company Bellimissa Doing as a signatory for a government to government deal…. obvious to any layman … Commissions ++++ sure all in this forum will understand this.
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saras / June 4, 2015
He is trying to make an impression that he is an intellectual somewhat in the class of Henry Kissinger by saying that he has been offered a position in Singapore University. He probably was invited to address a conference or the like to speak about his experience in Elam Wars. Even if it the latter, no doubt it is a recognition. But he is insulting the intelligence of an average Sri Lankan by saying that he will not leave SL due to his love of the country. Has he forgotten that he has no passport to travel?
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Vanguard / June 4, 2015
Whom do we believe?
Either way we have no access to evidence, only newspaper reports.
He won the war, won against Sunday Leader, let’s see him win again, against attempts to ‘tarnish him image’
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Senanayake / June 4, 2015
This conduct is not acceptable. If he has an answer let him come out with it once charged before the Court of Law. I don’t think people is that gullible now to accept these explanations
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JULAMPITIYE AMARAYA / June 4, 2015
Hothambaya says,
“””Everyone knows that MiG aircraft are not manufactured in Singapore. The policy of our government was that arms would be purchased directly from the manufacturers so as to eliminate middlemen”””.
Then Says;
UKRINMASH had specified that the payment should be made to a finance company and that they will inform Sri Lanka of the name of the beneficiary company within three days of signing the contract.
Why not Publish That UKRINMASH specified request for payments to third party and Who own the Bellimissa Holdings Ltd, How many years they Functioned as intermediately Finance company, And How much/ maney transactions done with other parties.
Why not the Bank of Ceylon kept for as a intermediately Finance company with liability as they having a Branch in London and Have much assets.
He says;
attempt to sully my name and to cast doubt on my integrity.
What respect on your name You Shit eating Pig?????.
And What integrity you have??.
The Navy Sailors who worked in your Kapaapetpola Avnue Mansion , says about your integrity and Honesty is nill. 00000000.
[But They say that your wife is a Kind hearted, Mother like Person].
And further he says;
“Behind all this is also the project of trying to tarnish the war victory itself”.
Hothambaya,Do not lie to us!, do you think all sri lankans are like Jarapassa stooges and arse lickers.
WAR VICTORY?????.
War is won by Sri Lankan people, sacrificing What they had and Losing their Sons and Daughters.
Your nephews were enjoying at Navy and air force bungalows in Tricomalee with prostitutes.
So Do NOT TRY TO SELL THE WAR VICTORY.
YOU JARAPASSAS ARE SElling the YUDDEY, And Giving a Full SUDDEY.
As Colombo telegraph says;Then why you want to telephone police higher ups and government leaders and asking them not to proceed with the investigations.
Why you want tell them that all the details can be found in the case he filed against The Sunday Leader.
Why the hell you so called NOT AFRAID to ANY BODY, former Defence Secretary is so worried,
and trying to take cover under your bloody own defence in a court case, is very SHAME FULL Which you Jarpassas no have.
WHY: You do not want the Police to continue further investigations?????.
YOU ALL JARAPASSAS ARE COWARDS to Our nation.
The once powerful official in Sri Lanka kept the media out when the case was heard in the Mount Lavinia Courts.
CAN YOU REMEMBER, HOW YOU SHOUTED TO THAT JANZ GIRL???.
YOU ALL JARAPASSAS INTERNATIONAL CROOKS ARE SHIT EATING FIGS>!!!!.
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moderate / June 4, 2015
If he is such a patriot, why did he leave the country and live in the US for ?20 years or more?
The FBI also may be waiting for him? The safest place for him is probably Welikada where he incarcerated is former classmate and commanding officer SF. Suppression of people will have an equal and opposite reaction ….Someday!!!
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Ali Baba Sabry / June 4, 2015
Heh, heh. The father of the Grease Yakkas has now turned a Grease Yakka himself and is trying to give the Law a slip. No escape now. He should be shot under Sharia laws.
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Rajasinghe / June 4, 2015
Most probably the police/CID may not have checked the credentials of Bellimissa at the time of the court case. Now FCID is going deeper into the issue. That is the difference.
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Peace Lover / June 4, 2015
Gota Gota go cry and tell your brother that the CT folk are laughing at you :-)
jokes apart people should know that there is justice end of the day and should behave accordingly
Poor Gota must have thought that loku aiya is the big biy of lanka and he can do anything and get away hahahahhhahaa
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dcn / June 4, 2015
Gota may be trying to dress up the misdeeds during last 10 years upto 8th January. These include, MIG aircraft deal, white van, various other corruption. These are being done in desperation through fear of what is going to come forth. This government is proceeding not haphazardly in searching for all criminal acts and taking action through the legal procedures. Anyone can recall how General Fonseka was arrested and treatment given to him. How can a person living only with his salary, rear baby elephants, maintain A tank with Shark Fish. All these will speak for itself.
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punchinilame / June 5, 2015
It is strange that Gota wants to guard his “good name” with a track-record of his that
no one else could beat, by issuing Press releases. He asked for time to answer some FCID
questions and then worked his way to Courts to obtain a non-arrest order for upto 15th
October next! In the meantime he is having discussions with his legal team probably to
keep his hopes high with these pronouncements.
Why did he go after Iqbal Athas? Was not the Finanace Co. are mutual set-up and Gotas
share was from the URINE_MASH Co. via the Russian resident cousin ? Why did he prevent
media reports ex- Mt.Lavinia Courts ?
The lack of experienced Investigators for this kind of crimes, locally, is hampering a
quicker conclusion.
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Douglas / June 5, 2015
I have gone through all the comments made by the readers and it is obvious that the general public is most concerned, worried and frustrated the way Mr. GR is trying to explain matters relating to this MIG Deal. I presume this press release could be based on what he had said at the fact finding mission held at the FCIB. Based on that presumption, I have some concerns in what you say Mr. GR.
1. You refer to some deals relevant to this same type of fighter plans by the previous Governments and divert our minds to think it was all wrong to have dealt with Singapore. That I would say it has no relevance to the matters under investigation and also it is a vain attempt to “shroud” this purchase by you.
2. Reference items 4,5,6 & 7 above of your statement, the parties to this deal are named, in terms of which UKRINMASH is the seller, Sri Lanka Air Force (on behalf of the Government of S/L) is the buyer and Bellimissa Holding Ltd is the financier, “introduced” by the seller. Fine.
3. As per item 6, you say that Section 23.1 specified that the seller and the buyer are aware that the Bellimissa Holding Ltd are the financiers. This is where the problem arises. Did you take care in looking for the credentials of this “Financier” – such as where is this outfit located and how long they have been in this “Business” of financing; who are the owners or in the “Top Management” are; what are their “Financial Standings” and what “International Financing” credentials they carry etc. etc….. After all you must agree that even a lower officer in the capacity of a “Subject Clerk” will inquire to find out these details in the minimum. But you are well “ahead” of such a portfolio, because you are the Secretary to Ministry of Defense and the “Chief Accounting Officer.
3. The seller wanted, (as per your statement) the Bank of Ceylon to establish a Letter of Credit with this “Financier” called Bellimissa Holding Ltd. for the purchase. We know what a Letter of Credit is and how it is established. It needs a “Guarantee” of payment on demand and there must be funds locked up at all times to meet the demand of the beneficiary. That means this amount of the contract purchase was always available with the Bank of Ceylon most probably again “guaranteed”by the Government. Has the Bank of Ceylon checked the credentials of this “Financier” before establishing that L/C? and where was this L/C sent and to WHAT BANK of the Financier?.
4. The Bank of Ceylon is a Sri Lanka Government Bank. Why did you not think of getting BC involved in the “Financing” of this purchase “Directly” with the UKRINMASH. This is a subsidiary of UKRESPEEX established in 1991 and you could have always negotiated with the holding company as regards financing. Your “INABILITY” and “SIDETRACKING” the relevant and very vital details relating to this financing company introduced by the seller raises “EYE BROWS”. Don’t you agree Mr. GR – the ex Secretary to the Ministry of Defense? After all you are not a mere “SUBJECT CLERK” of that Ministry. You were the “Chief Accounting Officer” responsible to the Government and the People.
Last, but not the least, why do you want to jump the gun at this stage of this investigation? Your attempt to say that the relevant documents were made available to a court of law is not good enough. This investigation you are facing now is much more than that, I believe, in that, quite lot of explanations are due from you than in a court case you filed against another accused claiming personal redress. Here the case is going to be against you and you have to do lot of explanation. Please do not think for a moment that by issuing media statement, the people of this country are going to be FOOLED with the facts submitted. The people in this country have shown great patience as regards the way your Government has been handling matters of Governance during the period 2010 to 2014. They proved to you all that were ENOUGH and this country has to recover. That is happening and if you try to subvert that you will end up in utter failure.
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Sapumal / June 5, 2015
good argument and very good points for the case. As tax payers everyone must raise their voices against these day light robberies.
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Piranha / June 5, 2015
Looks like Gota the barbarian is well and truly trapped. He is trying to wriggle out but the noose is tightening. Hope the present government sees that Gota is caged.
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Jim softy / June 5, 2015
Who is the journalist who writes annoymous articles and CT is good at publishing those.
Gota may have kept his eyes closed when his relatives steal.
Other than that, I don’t think he has stolen as others.
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JULAMPITIYE AMARAYA / June 8, 2015
Then how can his wife get two Villas in California????????,
and How can his Son Bought Lands in Malyasia and building a Mansion there????????.
Do not Forget Swiss Dogs For Shit eating Pigs.??????
Food for Thought?????/
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Naga / June 5, 2015
FCID has now comeup with a lame excuse that the documents cited by Gota were produced in another case.
According to this Colombo Telegraph report, an FCID spokesman has said those documents were given when Rajapaksa was fighting a libel action against The Sunday Leader newspaper which had exposed details of the corrupt MiG deal. He has said “We are not concerned about his defence there. We are conducting a probe. All I can say is we have found some startling findings. I cannot say anything further because the probe is still under way.”
FCID spokesman is not prepared to any thing further because the matter is still under probe. Then, how come they are leaking specific information to a media like Colombo Telegraph? Is not their motive to trash the name of Gota before the eyes of the Sri Lankan public as a as a corrupt person?
How can this FCID spokesman dismiss the documents as ones that were produced in another case when they can be indeed relevant for their own probe?
When Colombo Telegraph previously reported on Gota answering questions before FCID it was stated that “When the questioning was over Gota was shivering with nervousness.” Obviously Colombo Telegraph reporter was not present at the time of FCID questioned Gota. If then, who told this to Colombo Telegraph? Obviously some one from FCID who questioned Gota.
These types of statements from FCID officials is clear evidence that their inquiries are biased and what they are doing is a witch-hunt.
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Sensible Citizen / June 5, 2015
The real explanation from Gota has to come for the following;
1) Why all issues where Gota is involved are very complicated, where as it can be simplified
2) Why did Gota give a very short span of time for the evaluators of this deal. Why did some of the evaluators claimed they had no choice but to rubber stamp the deal?
3) Why did bellimissa disappear? Who was Gota’s Contact at Bellimissa. Giving the details of his real contact can make him clean
4) Who threatened Iqbal Aththaas when the story was exposed? and why the police did not investigate or take action?
5) Who killed Lasantha? Why the killers were not brought before justice?
6) Why the press was not allowed to the hearing at mount Lavinia courts when Gota was cross examined? was he afraid that the truth will come out to the public?
If he answer all of the above in a straight forward verifiable manner he can come out clean. If not he is stuck in the mud. Karma is coming back to haunt him. This may not be the end, there are more to follow. Good luck Gota
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Harry Hatton / June 5, 2015
But what if GR is speaking the truth ? Why not wait for the investigation and the trial ?
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B Mackka / June 5, 2015
This appears to be a shady deal. Why should the Ukrainian Govt ask payment be made to a unregistered company in UK? If it was an honest deal payment should be made to the Bank account of the Selling Company. Definitely something is amiss.
On the other side Billions of Dollars in the Countries money being paid to an unregistered company? Utterly irresponsible and really stinks of financial impropriety.
Bank account in the Virgin Islands possibly opened at the time Cabral and Namal baba went to the Caribbean to dance calypso for the Commonwealth Games?
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