List of those who abused state finances, properties

 Mar 05, 2017

The FCID has concluded investigations into 29 complaints of abuse of finances and properties belonging to the state.

It has, through court action, either frozen or forfeited properties or financial assets identified with eight of the complaints and worth Rs. 2.8 billion.

Also, investigations have been completed into 21 complaints of abuse of state finances amounting to Rs. 8.4 b.

The frozen or forfeited properties had been used by Basil Rajapaksa, Tiru Kumar Nadesan, Muditha Jayakody, Yoshitha Rajapaksa, Daisy Forrest, Isira Dharmapriya Bandara Dassanayake, Chanuka Upendra Ratwatte, Romesha Dushyanthi Senarath, Nandika Sanjeewa Dayaratne, Niloshan Romela Mendis, Udayanga Weeratunga, Vinayagamurthi Muralitharan, Central Cultural Fund director Gamini Adhikari and MP Namal Rajapaksa.

The persons identified with the 21 complaints relating to the abuse of state finances are National Lotteries Board’s former working director Janaka Sri Warnasinghe and ex-chairman Chaminda Athaluwage, Tharanga Navin Weerakoon, former leader of the House in the North Central Province Ananda Sarath Kumara, Securities and Exchange Commission’s former chairman Nalaka Harshajeewa Godahewa, former defence secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, chairman of Land Reclamation and Development Corporation Prasad Harshan de Silva, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation’s former chairman Ranepura Devage Samaratunga, former minister Basil Rajapaksa, ex-secretary of economic development ministry Nihal Jayatilake, former Divi Neguma director general R.A.A.K. Ranawaka, former Divi Neguma director (banking finance) Bandula Tilakasiri, director general R.A. Amitha Kithsiri Ranawaka, former sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage, former sports minister secretary Nanda Mallawarachchi, Lalith Weeratunga, Anusha Pelpita, Hewa Gunaratne Bhaswara Senanka, D.S. Jayaweera, N.B. Hema Dharmawardena, Ranasinghe Semasinghe Ranawaka, R.R.D. Chandrasiri, Raja de Edirisuriya, former chairman of State Engineering Corporation MP Ashu Marasinghe, Sanjeewa Dayaratne, Iroshan Romelo Mendis, former minister Priyankara Jayaratne, ex-chairman of Civil Aviation Authority Rohan Daluwatte and Champika Karunaratne.