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?????????????????????????????????????????????????Monday, July 17, 2017
Amunugama Comes To Dinesh’s Rescue, Fires FCID For Lethargy
Minister Sarath Amunugama came to Joint Opposition Leader Dinesh Gunawardena’s rescue this week, when he came to his defence and fired out against the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) for soft peddling cases against big time culprits, and instead trying to take on politicians with minor accusations.
During
the weekly cabinet meeting, Amunugama who is the Minister of Special
Assignments said he opposed any investigation against Gunawardena, on
grounds that he was a respected politician known for his integrity.
Amunugama had also criticized the FCID for questioning Gunawardena, on
some financial transactions that took place at the National Water Supply
and Drainage Board, when he was the subject minister during the
government under President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Amunugama had pointed out
that if there was a discrepancy in financial transactions at the water
board, and then it was not the ex-subject minister who should be
questioned but instead the FCID should have questioned the officials at
the water board in charge of the financial transaction.
Amunugama had expressed his disgust in the manner in which the FCID has
been conducting itself, by its sluggish attitude in probing big wig
criminals with far more serious offences, but instead was trying to make
life difficult for others, such as Gunawardena, with very minor
accusations against multi billion rupee frauds committed by some other.
Many probes commenced by the FCID in 2015 continue to be in limbo, with
no action being taken against culprits despite evidence of serious
financial misconduct by top politicians and even bureaucrats during the
previous regime. However in May, the FCID accused the Attorney General
of adopting a sluggish attitude in directing the division on how to
proceed with certain vital cases concerning former President Mahinda
Rajapaksa and his associates.