Court Orders Deep Dive Into Ex-Ministers’ Bank Records

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court has granted approval to Commercial Crimes Division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to examine the bank accounts of 12 people, including Keheliya Rambukwella, Rajitha Senaratne, and Dayasiri Jayasekara, over allegations of misappropriating funds from the President’s Fund.

The court order, issued by Magistrate Nilupuli Lankapura, allows the Commercial Crimes Division of the CID to access bank records as part of an ongoing investigation into claims that the accused submitted false information to obtain funds exceeding the approved limits.

The Fort Magistrate, who granted the request, also issued an order to the relevant state bank instructing it to provide the necessary information to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

The investigation, which targets 22 public representatives accused of irregularities in obtaining funds from the President’s Fund, was initiated based on these allegations. A detailed report related to the case was submitted to the court on April 30.

These 22 individuals were selected for further investigation following an initial inquiry into 36 persons, from which credible information regarding fund misuse was uncovered.