UPFA Galle district MP Sajin de Vass Gunawardena and the former monitoring MP for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been arrested a short while ago by the police Criminal Investigation Department on charges of misusing the vehicles belonging to the Presidential Secretariat.
Vass
According to police 20 state vehicles belonging to the Presidential Secretariat were used for his private companies’ work.
Point of View / May 11, 2015
Serves him right. Arrogant SOB. Who the hell did he think he was ? Bloody rogue, piece of shit. Let the bugger rot in jail !
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Amarasiri / May 11, 2015
UPFA Galle district MP Sajin de Vass Gunawardena,
“UPFA Galle district MP Sajin de Vass Gunawardena and the former monitoring MP for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been arrested a short while ago by the police Criminal Investigation Department on charges of misusing the vehicles belonging to the Presidential Secretariat.’
Do you want to offer for the costs, by using the stolen billions. Ask your boss Medaulana Mahinda Rajapaksa.
He has so much money, he does not know what to do.
He is shopping for a post of Prime Minister.
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whywhy / May 12, 2015
Amarasiri
MARA is so desperate that he’s running from Temple
to temple, visiting his partners accused of frauds
and corruption and seeking intervention of “uda inna
deyyo” who have no links to ” pahala inna deyyo”
led by his goon “deyyo” Galaboda.
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Amarasiri / May 11, 2015
Anura Kumara Dissanayaks on Mara Thieves and Ribbers in 2014
https://www.facebook.com/anurakumara/videos/455079371313182/
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Maratha / May 12, 2015
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Asoka / May 12, 2015
At last the SOB is where he should be.Next he should hopefully be in Welikade Jail.Sajin De Vass Gonaa still has a secret office at 29 Grenier Road ,off Cotta Road Borella.this is the lane just after the Keels Super Market as one comes down Cotta Road from Borella junction.He owns this 4 story building in which many of his Balapitiya thugs work.He owns another massive building at 8 Dudley Senanayake Mawatha( former Castle Street) Colombo 8 next to MINI showroom as one comes from Horton Place Kynsey Road traffic lights.All these are the robbed wealth of the Sri Lankan people
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Peace Lover / May 11, 2015
Over to Vellala K A Sumanasekera(m) to post comments defending the MR Vaas
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Native Vedda / May 11, 2015
Peace Lover
Since Sajin de Vass Gunawardena is held in remand prison/hospital is there any chance of Chris Nonis filing a case against him for grievous bodily harm (GBH)or reciprocating Sajin’s courtesy?
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Matilda Ellepola / May 11, 2015
well done – Yahapalanaya !
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srilal / May 11, 2015
watch this rouge will fall sick like his fellow comrades thus ending up in hospital soon , his arrest was due long time ago , don’t know why it took this long to arrest this arrogant scum bag , he deserves the maximum penalty.
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Matilda Ellepola / May 11, 2015
Im not sure why they went with the accusations of 20 cars instead of the 7 helicopters and a passenger plane he owns + aviation school and many other properties and businesses.
Not bad for a wharf clerk who got a minimum from Trico International in Dubai upto 2005 elections.
Just imagine how much his boss and corrupt family have amazed during this time?
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srilal / May 11, 2015
Not to worry , as long as he’s behind bars for what ever crime , he’ll be in good hands , Yahapalanaya will take care rest of the pending issues while he is in jail.
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Ram / May 11, 2015
Remember that Al Capone, the notorious US criminal was sent to jail NOT for his crimes but for not paying taxes on the wealth he had amassed over the years.
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Snowden Edward Asange / May 12, 2015
and also assaulting an Ambassador of a country.Chris MONIS is a[Edited out] not to have made a complaint at the NYPD..coz it happened in the state of NY.. IF the world Bank President could of been hauled off a plane in NY on the accusation of sexual assault.surely Sajin is NO holy cow to get away…
Better L8 than never Nonis..make a complaint and see that this GOON/ Wharf Clerk from DXB is thrown in jail….so he may share a LUXURIOUS ROOM AT THE MERCHANT WARD ALONG WITH BASIL AND GOTA.. I have a feeling Goat a would be arrested within the course of this week…
GROBR…
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Sensible Citizen / May 11, 2015
He is someone who showed the world what can happen when a person of no class is given power. A minister handling foreign missions attacking one of his own ambassadors in a diplomatic banquet to honour the visiting president. What an idiot. These thugs need to be put in the right place to give a lesson to any future ministers. Well done
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Snowden Edward Asange / May 12, 2015
He should slap on BOTH sides of the cheeks and a kick on his butt cheeks as well…
He probably didnt know the phrase… YOU reap what YOU sow…
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Aia / May 11, 2015
Jeyawewa, well done…having treated with indignity and contempt by this goon, Prof GLP must be really feeling elated, notwithstanding his own meek weaknesses. What about Noni; should he come down to give a slap in the same side of the face he endured?.
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Snowden Edward Asange / May 12, 2015
and also assaulting an Ambassador of a country.Chris MONIS is a [Edited out] not to have made a complaint at the NYPD..coz it happened in the state of NY.. IF the world Bank President could of been hauled off a plane in NY on the accusation of sexual assault.surely Sajin is NO holy cow to get away…
Better L8 than never Nonis..make a complaint and see that this GOON/ Wharf Clerk from DXB is thrown in jail….so he may share a LUXURIOUS ROOM AT THE MERCHANT WARD ALONG WITH BASIL AND GOTA.. I have a feeling Goat a would be arrested within the course of this week…
GROBR…
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senthil / May 11, 2015
These petty thieves have to be dealt with at the end. This government and judiciary have no priority. Wasting time with small time robbers. First put MR family behind bars. Is it time wasting or cheating voters. I think there must be a genuine civil society to advise the government about priority. Still ordinary village voters think their God MR worship the land on arrival at Katunayaka is real.
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Dailymirror.elkea / May 11, 2015
The next accused who is arrested should be Normal jarapaksa. Because he is a well known [Edited out]
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bo / May 11, 2015
You mean ab-Normal?
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Saman / May 11, 2015
Great….
This what we all expected.
Well Done…..
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Maramandai / May 11, 2015
Well done Yahapaalanya – Who is next GORA/NARA/MARA/SHIRA?
Sadly he will be moved to Mercantile Ward by end of this evening. It will be good to change the name for this ward to “Alibabas Ward”.
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Snowden Edward Asange / May 12, 2015
ALL of the ABOVE, they are wasting resources by taking them individually.. TAKE EM ALL AT ONCE AND LET EM SHARE ONE CELL..A 4X4 WOULD SUFFICE…
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Muniyandy / May 13, 2015
Be reasonable! Make it 8′ x 8′.
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thondamannar / May 11, 2015
This Government appear to be gunning for names irrespective of the crime.
Desperately looking for propaganda to face the coming election.
These thieves will meet up with more criminals who are behind bars and come out stronger with more contacts.
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rew / May 11, 2015
Any more jokes?
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Plato. / May 11, 2015
The charge is only misuse of some vehicles.
How about the illgotten wealth;Real estate,Resort at Passikudah etc etc etc etc;
This man was only a Wharf clerk a couple of years ago. Within 10 years of MaRa rule this upstart has robbed enough to last him 10 generations.
G.L.P must be sipping a CHAMPAGNE. Cheers!
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Bola Sabang / May 11, 2015
They will have to amend the law to
empower Magistrates to send those
produced before them to different
hospital. Some can be sent to rural
hospitals like Mervyn Silva etc
Murder Gota can be sent to the
cancer hospital in Maharagama.
Wimal Weerawansa to the Dental
Institute in Colombo to have his
mouth examined. Mahinda can go
to the Victoria Home for the Aged.
Namal sure will find a place in a
boys home where there are ayahs to
look after all his needs.
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levi / May 12, 2015
Bola Sabang
You have left out Angoda, mulleriywa Etc.
WHY?
Levi
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george jilmart / May 11, 2015
Continue doing the clean up of these crooks and thugs. It is all coming to light. The Rajapakses thought that they will be in power for ever and these bootlickers went to town. They should never be let out and allowed to rot in jail. The next round of arrests should focus on the immediate relatives who also robbed the people. Please check for houses and jewellery purchased, overseas travel and credit card purchases which will provide evidence of the corruption that took place.
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Yasin / May 11, 2015
The poor fellow must be seriously ill. Please admit him to luxury hospital ward.
This facility should apply to every MF of the previous regime as they are all sick from having looted the country left right and center.
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gamini / May 11, 2015
By the looks of it, at the rate they are falling sick when arrested, A whole Hospital will have to be put up to accommodate the lot.
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Maratha / May 11, 2015
“”they are falling sick when arrested, “”
At its best…
[Edited out]
The President has joined in the fashion pumping up his brothers salary 3 times over for `big brotherliness`.
Any quiet place with out hindrance is fine by the rich.
the rich always have power! see KP…
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Maratha / May 12, 2015
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The Professional / May 12, 2015
And drinking whisky?
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Sumane / May 11, 2015
Don’t get over excited. Absolutely nothing will happen he will be acquitted, in the mean time will be in the paying wards with security sipping Chivas.This man was under MR’s nose eating in to state coffers. This is all total BS and this Yahapalanaya is not for an illiterate third world country like ours.We are selling everything including the religion and values in greed.Our nation is destined to suffer and toil.
We need a tyrant, like in the Gulf states, and this plastic yahapalanaya is allowing thieves, scoundrels and the lawyers to make more money.. and that too will be paid by the masses.The poor will still be poor.
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Dr.Goebells / May 11, 2015
There is a saying at the back of some 3 wheelers ‘ He who flies not too high , falls
not too low ‘ – not perfect English , but the message is quite clear .
This was certainly one very high flying piece of excrement .
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Snowden Edward Asange / May 12, 2015
ona lighter note….
they have some awesome stuff written at the back of 3 wheelers..
ones that caught my eyes.
Sri-Lanka Palace, ALL people Jelus( Jealous)
Mage Ratharang Amma…ai thatha Piththalada?
few that caught my eyes in Washington D.C. while Bush was President
A village in Texas is missing an IDIOT..
For a tree(USA) to grow u have to clear a BUSH..
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Thanga / May 11, 2015
The good thing about Mahinda Rajapaksa is not only he made money, he allowed his acolytes too to amass wealth like in this case. That is very kind of him. And that explains why over 50 corrupt MPs attended the rallies held at various towns in support of Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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maali karunaratne / May 11, 2015
Yes 50 Plus attended the meeting but they are not MPs but includes Provincial MPs also. has anyone published a list of the MPs who were present in Kurunegalle
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Snowden Edward Asange / May 12, 2015
MS already has it..so does RW… they would do the needful but in due course..I know we all are in a hurry to have ALL these losers rounded up, whipped, thrown in jail n the keys lost..but they want t do it in a way, the losers cannot have the cases thrown on technical points…
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Northern Lady Justice / May 11, 2015
Dear all,
We often see information on suspected cases of corruption, abuse of power and worse that has happened in the Northern Province. The latest cases that I remember have to do with Jaffna University and the water in Chunnakam. In other parts of the country these kind of cases are investigated and even old cases are reopened now that Mahinda is gone.
Why has nothing been done in Jaffna? Is it because nobody has made official complaints now that Mahinda and Douglas are gone? Or is it because the authorities don’t do anything despite complaints and the local media doesn’t report the cases due to political pressure? Both are controlled by the same people as before because not very much has changed in the North after MS took over.
Something is wrong when accusations are published on CT and nothing happens.
It is maybe wrong to take this up here but I didn’t find a better place.
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Japwatch / May 11, 2015
Northern Lady Justice,
I am sure you understand that it is just north alone that has trouble. The entire country is having trouble. To undo the damage that has been done for the past 10 years or so is not easy. Then again, is it not people from different factions in the north who have aided and abetted the corrupt people who were in power? The Douglas you mentioned, KP and others who are running around between north and the rest of the island who for their selfish gains worked hand in hand with these bandits to bring this country to this state? And in just 4 months of regime change you want to see miracles?
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The Professional / May 12, 2015
Dear Northern Lady Justice,
Between the lines you are trying to say that that persons you are accusing are Northern politicos. You all did justice by electing them to office. Now what?
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Off The Wall / May 11, 2015
He must be put in a cell with [Edited out]
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Ivor Biggun / May 11, 2015
Good. They can all enlarge the circle of their friends!
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Off The Wall / May 12, 2015
Lest it may be misconstrued I should point out I certainly did not write, “He must be put in a cell with 10 limpy wimpy men.”
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Vibhushana / May 11, 2015
Once a crook pass a certain wealth threshold they also become immune from law. That is because they can purchase the best layers, and the best advise to restructure their assets and income so no one can touch it.
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Japwatch / May 11, 2015
What’s with that waving and martyr like walk of these people when they are handcuffed and dragged to prison? I just can’t understand that. Johnston’s and Basils grin … yew… So abnormal.
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Lasith / May 11, 2015
Someone asked me if I noticed how happy Mara’s cronies seem when they are being taken to jail.
I said why shouldn’t they be, they are going home, just like worms crawling into shit.
More of this type of shameless scum should be duly sent to where they belong, not only to help the civilised people but to be kind and humane to such beasts by putting them amongst their own kind.
I’m sure if we were to hang them they would even be happier, for sure they will be going to hell which is where they all belong.
LOL
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Anon69 / May 11, 2015
I do not think Maharaja and his clan will be put in jail just yet. At least Ali Baba and the Goat. I do not think, govt want to antagonize the people yet and create chaos. They can breathe easy till the elections are over.
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Rohan / May 12, 2015
Particularly, Ranil is not willing to take Rajapakses to court
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Piranha / May 11, 2015
Surely, there must be more serious allegations against him. How did he manage to amass millions in a short period of time? Hopefully this is the start.
He was an arrogant thug who didn’t hesitate to use his fists to settle an argument. He will, I am sure, find the prison company quite familiar.
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Snowden Edward Asange / May 12, 2015
with the likes of Basil, Johnston and GOAT a t follow along with MR and NR not forgetting SR
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K.A Sumanasekera / May 12, 2015
Has KP joined Vellala Faction?..
Or, are Ranil and Mangalan working on him at Siri Kotham, to find out where Praba’s Gold is and make an Asset Register of all LTTE USD & Euro Bonds, Cash Deposits and Real Estate in the form of Curry houses in Melbourne, Scarborough and even Lourdes.
Perhaps Karuna Amman has been put under house arrest by Baththudeen.
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K.A Sumanasekera / May 12, 2015
UNP FCID must be the coolest and the bestest in the world, even better than the Terrorist Finance Detective Forces in Diaspora lands.
Sajin Vass should have used Nano cabs while visiting his business premises.
Or at least should have picked the best in the pool like one of those Black Beamers with 8 cylinders.
Then the charge sheet wouldn’t be that long and it would saved a lot of trees as well.
But then how can Welimuna and his mates make a quick buck if the charge sheets are that simple.
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Off The Wall / May 12, 2015
Best Comedy Writer on CT Award goes (for the 5th year in succession) to the Vellala-malfunctioned K.P.Sumanasekera. Hey Sumane, your ancestors should have adopted better mating habits……Oh…Well! You can’t win everything in life!!
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Gamarala / May 12, 2015
This man did not have money even to pay a Nano Cab in early 2000.
The long list of people who were deceived and defrauded by this person (before joining MR) included young Professionals, foreign & local investors etc. His father was one time BOI Chairman and he used all his fathers’ influence to continue this errant lifestyle
This con artist then wasted all the ill gotten wealth on a luxurious life style and didn’t have money even to pay his rent before he became the coordinating secretary of MR. This is the real truth.
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Gamarala / May 12, 2015
While this is a step in the right direction, cannot understand the simple charge – misuse of vehicles in the Presidential Secretariat – when there are much more serious offences against this person.
A simple check of this mans assets in 2004 and 2014 and how he earned the assets from an MPs income should provide adequate grounds for more serious charges.
This is a charge that Sajin should be able to defend in courts, if the former President’s lawyers state that these vehicles were used with the concurrence of the former President.
The question arises – Is this really an attempt to arrest and imprison Sajin or else is this a mere media circus to appease the general public prior to a general election to give the impression that crooks are arrested and punished?
The same logic applies to most other politicians arrested recently – people such as Jonston Fdo, Basil etc.
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shankar / May 12, 2015
someone is taking us for a ride.First of all all assets in his name and his families here and abroad should have been published and he asked to account for those with his income.When he can’t do so he should have been arrested and charged.This entree charge also could have been added to the main dish.Some sort of deal has taken place just to keep us happy.
must be thinking we are morons.
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