{"id":3079,"date":"2011-12-29T10:58:59","date_gmt":"2011-12-29T10:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/colombotelegraph.com\/?p=3079"},"modified":"2026-03-18T22:51:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T17:21:33","slug":"wikileaks-us-embassy-clueless-about-fonsekas-sis-in-laws-bucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/wikileaks-us-embassy-clueless-about-fonsekas-sis-in-laws-bucks\/","title":{"rendered":"WikiLeaks: US Embassy Clueless About Fonseka&#8217;s Sis-In-Law&#8217;s Bucks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3082\" style=\"width: 340px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/danuns-mother-colombo-telegraph.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3082\" class=\" wp-image-3082 \" title=\"Danun's mother - colombo telegraph\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/danuns-mother-colombo-telegraph.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/danuns-mother-colombo-telegraph.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/danuns-mother-colombo-telegraph-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3082\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Asoka Tillakaratne, was questioned by CID personnel on February 15 about her son&#8217;s involvement with Hi-Corp, and was then arrested on February 17, with the government alleging a connection between the Hi-Corp case and a sum of money found in several of Ms. Tillakaratne&#8217;s safe deposit boxes<\/p><\/div>\n<p>By Colombo Telegraph &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cCID Chief Inspector Mohan Siriwardena reportedly told court officials involved in the case that he was seeking assistance from Interpol to investigate Tillakaratne&#8217;s U.S. bank account.\u201d the US Embassy Colombo informed Washington.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Colombo Telegraph found the related leaked cable from the WikiLeak database. The cable is classified as \u201cCONFIDENTIAL\u201d\u00a0 and written by the Ambassador Patricia A. Butenis. Ambassador wrote \u201cTillakaratne&#8217;s mother, Asoka Tillakaratne, was questioned by CID personnel on February 15 about her son&#8217;s involvement with Hi-Corp, and was then arrested on February 17, with the government alleging a connection between the Hi-Corp case and a sum of money found in several of Ms. Tillakaratne&#8217;s safe deposit boxes, reported by different media outlets to be either approximately 70,000 USD or 700,000 USD in a combination of U.S. dollars, Sri Lankan rupees and British pounds. Ms. Tillakaratne claimed through relatives that it was leftover campaign money. The magistrate handling her case granted her bail that same afternoon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn February 15, the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) issued a warrant for the arrest of Danuna Tillakaratne, the son-in-law of Sarath Fonseka, as part of an investigation by the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) into his alleged role in several tenders submitted by Hi-Corp, Inc. to supply military equipment to the Sri Lankan Army, tenders which the government says were fraudulent. Danuna had not been located as of February 18, and government spokespersons suggested he had fled the country.\u201d she further wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Below we give\u00a0the relevant part of the confidential cable;<\/p>\n<pre>VZCZCXRO7366\r\nOO RUEHAG RUEHROV RUEHSL RUEHSR\r\nDE RUEHLM #0125\/01 0500558\r\nZNY CCCCC ZZH\r\nO 190558Z FEB 10\r\nFM AMEMBASSY COLOMBO\r\nTO RUEHC\/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 1336\r\nINFO RUCNMEM\/EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE PRIORITY\r\nRUEHKA\/AMEMBASSY DHAKA PRIORITY 2432\r\nRUEHIL\/AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD PRIORITY 9449\r\nRUEHKT\/AMEMBASSY KATHMANDU PRIORITY 7704\r\nRUEHLO\/AMEMBASSY LONDON PRIORITY 5451\r\nRUEHNE\/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI PRIORITY 3871\r\nRUEHNY\/AMEMBASSY OSLO PRIORITY 0037\r\nRUEHOT\/AMEMBASSY OTTAWA PRIORITY 0237\r\nRUEHMD\/AMEMBASSY MADRID PRIORITY 0182\r\nRUEHKO\/AMEMBASSY TOKYO PRIORITY 4500\r\nRUEHCG\/AMCONSUL CHENNAI PRIORITY 0010\r\nRUEHBI\/AMCONSUL MUMBAI PRIORITY 7244\r\nRUEHON\/AMCONSUL TORONTO PRIORITY 0232\r\nRHEFDIA\/DIA WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY\r\nRUEHGV\/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 0144\r\nRHHMUNA\/HQ USPACOM HONOLULU HI PRIORITY\r\nRUEHBS\/USEU BRUSSELS PRIORITY\r\nRHEHAAA\/NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY\r\nRUEKJCS\/SECDEF WASHDC PRIORITY\r\nC O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 COLOMBO 000125\r\n\r\nSIPDIS\r\n\r\nDEPARTMENT FOR SCA\/INSB\r\n\r\nE.O. 12958: DECL: 02\/18\/2020\r\nTAGS: <a href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/tag\/PGOV_0.html\">PGOV<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/tag\/PREL_0.html\">PREL<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/tag\/PREF_0.html\">PREF<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/tag\/PHUM_0.html\">PHUM<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/tag\/PTER_0.html\">PTER<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/tag\/EAID_0.html\">EAID<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/tag\/MOPS_0.html\">MOPS<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/tag\/CE_0.html\">CE<\/a>\r\nSUBJECT: SRI LANKA: FOCUS ON FONSEKA FAMILY CONTINUES\r\n\r\nREF: A. COLOMBO 111\r\n     <a id=\"parB\" href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/cable\/2010\/02\/10COLOMBO125.html#parB\">\u00b6<\/a>B. COLOMBO 108\r\n     <a id=\"parC\" href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/cable\/2010\/02\/10COLOMBO125.html#parC\">\u00b6<\/a>C. COLOMBO 105\r\n\r\nCOLOMBO 00000125  001.2 OF 002\r\n\r\nClassified By: AMBASSADOR PATRICIA A. BUTENIS.  REASONS: 1.4 (B, D)\r\n\r\n<a id=\"par1\" href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/cable\/2010\/02\/10COLOMBO125.html#par1\">\u00b6<\/a>1. (C) SUMMARY:  Sarath Fonseka lodged an election petition\r\nwith the Supreme Court, alleging many violations of elections\r\nlaw and asking the court to overturn Rajapaksa's victory, and\r\ndeclare Fonseka the winner.  The government issued an arrest\r\nwarrant for Fonseka's son-in-law, Danuna Tillakaratne, in\r\nconnection with his alleged involvement in the Hi-Corp\r\nprocurement investigation.  On February 17, Tillakaratne's\r\nmother was arrested for her possible involvement, but she was\r\nreleased that same day on bail.  There are conflicting\r\nreports on whether Fonseka has access to his choice of\r\ndoctors while in detention.  END SUMMARY.\r\n\r\nDANUNA TILLAKARATNE AND\r\nTHE HI-CORP INVESTIGATION\r\n-------------------------\r\n\r\n<a id=\"par3\" href=\"http:\/\/wikileaks.org\/cable\/2010\/02\/10COLOMBO125.html#par3\">\u00b6<\/a>3. (C) On February 15, the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL)\r\nissued a warrant for the arrest of Danuna Tillakaratne, the\r\nson-in-law of Sarath Fonseka, as part of an investigation by\r\nthe Criminal Investigation Division (CID) into his alleged\r\nrole in several tenders submitted by Hi-Corp, Inc. to supply\r\nmilitary equipment to the Sri Lankan Army, tenders which the\r\ngovernment says were fraudulent.  Danuna had not been located\r\nas of February 18, and government spokespersons suggested he\r\nhad fled the country.  CID Chief Inspector Mohan Siriwardena\r\nreportedly told court officials involved in the case that he\r\nwas seeking assistance from Interpol to investigate\r\nTillakaratne's U.S. bank account.  Tillakaratne's mother,\r\nAsoka Tillakaratne, was questioned by CID personnel on\r\nFebruary 15 about her son's involvement with Hi-Corp, and was\r\nthen arrested on February 17, with the government alleging a\r\nconnection between the Hi-Corp case and a sum of money found\r\nin several of Ms. Tillakaratne's safe deposit boxes, reported\r\nby different media outlets to be either approximately 70,000\r\nUSD or 700,000 USD in a combination of U.S. dollars, Sri\r\nLankan rupees and British pounds.  Ms. Tillakaratne claimed\r\nthrough relatives that it was leftover campaign money.  The\r\nmagistrate handling her case granted her bail that same\r\n\r\nCOLOMBO 00000125  002.2 OF 002\r\n\r\nafternoon.\r\nBUTENIS<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":3082,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,57,1,27],"tags":[1685,1227,1686,1687,1688,1689,1298,1263],"class_list":["post-3079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anti-corruption","category-law-and-order","category-news","category-wikileaks","tag-black-money","tag-election-funds","tag-hi-corp-corruption-case","tag-money-laundering","tag-sarath-fonsekas-corruption","tag-sri-lankan-army-tenders-and-corruption","tag-sri-lankans-in-wikileaks","tag-us-embassy-cables-on-sri-lanka"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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