Sajin Vaas betrayed Namal’s S’pore bank account! 

Jan 22, 2016

It was former MP Sajin Vaas Gunawardena who has betrayed the account maintained by MP Namal Rajapaksa at HSBC Bank in Singapore, about which the FCID has now completed investigations, say reliable sources. The Singaporean government too, has verified information about this particular account. 

A SMS message had been sent by Namal to the then SEC chairman Nalaka Godahewa to deposit in this account the commission money he had received for granting approval during the Rajapaksa regime for a housing project by India’s Krrish Group. Godahewa forwarded the message to several others, leading to trouble. 

 

Later, Sajin Vaas handed over a file containing related documents to the then MP Rosie Senanayake, which she gave to incumbent international  trade deputy minister Sujeewa Senasinghe, who in turn, raised it in parliament. The incident became publicized as a result of a dispute between the Rajapaksa family and Sajin Vaas. 

 

After ‘The Sunday Leader’ published an article on this, written by its present editor Mandana Ismail Abeywickrama, an unidentified gang broke into her home. A shootout ensued between police and the gangsters, leading to one death.

 

In his first confession after turning a state witness, Sajin Vaas mentioned this bank account.  Basil, who is now getting actively involved in politics again, has told Mahinda that he would make sure that Namal would not come to any harm. Top police officials are finding it difficult to understand as to why Namal had so far not been summoned to give a statement at least.