Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Open warrant re-issued against Jaliya Wickramasuriya


 Tuesday, April 24, 2018
The Colombo Fort Magistrate re-issued an open warrant against former Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States Jaliya Wickramasuriya after he failed to appear before Court, today.

The Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) filed a B report before Colombo Fort Magistrate against Jaliya Wickramasuriy for allegedly misappropriating USD 330,000 out of USD 6.6 million allocated for purchasing a building for Sri Lankan Embassy in the US.

When the case came up before Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne, the suspect was not present in Court. At a previous occasion, the Court was informed through his counsel that the suspect has gone abroad for medical treatment with Court permission but failed to return before the due date.
Defense counsel said his client is still receiving treatments at a hospital in USA.
The former Ambassador is a close relative of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.