{"id":159877,"date":"2016-03-28T13:22:41","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T07:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=159877"},"modified":"2016-03-28T21:49:56","modified_gmt":"2016-03-28T16:19:56","slug":"fcid-off-to-singapore-to-probe-krrish-deal-as-namal-denies-taking-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/fcid-off-to-singapore-to-probe-krrish-deal-as-namal-denies-taking-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"FCID Off To Singapore To Probe Krrish Deal, As Namal Denies Taking Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A special team from the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) has left to Singapore to carry out further investigations into the controversial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Krrish&amp;x=12&amp;y=5\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Krrish<\/span><\/a> project.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_138843\" style=\"width: 413px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/former-law-student-requests-cj-to-disbar-namal-rajapaksa\/namal-rajapaksa-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-138843\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-138843\" class=\" wp-image-138843\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Namal-Rajapaksa1.jpg\" alt=\"Namal\" width=\"403\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Namal-Rajapaksa1.jpg 516w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Namal-Rajapaksa1-300x282.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-138843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Namal<\/p><\/div>\n<p>During their stay in Singapore, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=FCID&amp;x=6&amp;y=3\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">FCID<\/span><\/a> officials are expected to meet with representatives of the investors to verify certain matters including the involvement of several Sri Lankan politicians over the mega US$ 650 million project.<\/p>\n<p>Parliamentarian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Namal+Rajapaksa&amp;x=9&amp;y=5\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Namal Rajapaksa<\/span><\/a>, who is the eldest son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, is in the centre of the controversy having being questioned by the FCID over his involvement in the project. 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