Selacine ex-chairman swindled Rs. 22 m!

Monday, 11 May 2015

Pradeep Edirisinghe, the former chairman of the state-run advertising firm Selacine has swindled Rs. 22.1 million from the institution’s welfare fund, it is now revealed.

Edirisinghe had lived in London, and was appointed chairman by his friend Namal Rajapaksa. The financial crime investigation division is now investigating this fraud and is to arrest several persons in this connection.