{"id":199255,"date":"2019-02-26T13:53:43","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T08:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=199255"},"modified":"2019-02-26T21:31:21","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T16:01:21","slug":"corrupt-fcid-chief-cop-dig-ravi-waidyalankara-sacked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/corrupt-fcid-chief-cop-dig-ravi-waidyalankara-sacked\/","title":{"rendered":"Corrupt FCID Chief Cop DIG Ravi Waidyalankara Sacked"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Senior DIG <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Ravi+Waidyalankara\"><strong>Ravi Waidyalankara<\/strong><\/a> who heads the Police Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) has been removed from his position a short while ago.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_199143\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DIG-Ravi-Waidyalankara-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-199143\" class=\" wp-image-199143\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DIG-Ravi-Waidyalankara-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DIG-Ravi-Waidyalankara-1.jpeg 1230w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DIG-Ravi-Waidyalankara-1-300x175.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DIG-Ravi-Waidyalankara-1-768x447.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DIG-Ravi-Waidyalankara-1-1024x596.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DIG-Ravi-Waidyalankara-1-1200x699.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-199143\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DIG Ravi Waidyalankara<\/p><\/div>\n<p>He was accused of corruption and sabotaging of investigations\u00a0of the most high profile investigations into financial misappropriation by top officials in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Mahinda+Rajapaksa\"><strong>Mahinda Rajapaksa<\/strong><\/a> administration.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The main reason behind the removal was his handling of the MiG deal,&#8221; an informed source told Colombo Telegraph.<\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement circles were also buzzing with information that DIG Waidyalankara has made several attempts to smuggle crucial documents out of the FCID headquarters in Fort. At least one such attempt was shortly before the top cop boarded a flight to Singapore where several suspects in the highly sensitive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=MiG+Deal\"><strong>MiG-27 deal investigation<\/strong><\/a> are known to be in residence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related posts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title eltd-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/expose-sirisena-wickremesinghe-intervene-to-protect-corrupt-fcid-chief-cop\/\"><strong>Expos\u00e9: Sirisena-Wickremesinghe Intervene To Protect Corrupt FCID Chief Cop<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title eltd-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/how-fcids-top-cop-prevented-gotas-arrest-in-the-d-a-rajapaksa-case\/\"><strong>How FCID\u2019s Top Cop Prevented Gota\u2019s Arrest In The D.A. 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