Anupa Pasqual’s two bank accounts frozen

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Colombo, October 10 (Daily Mirror)- The Colombo High Court issued an order freezing two bank accounts belonging to former State Minister Anupa Pasqual, for three months.

The Colombo High Court Judge made this order pursuant to a request by the Bribery Commission.

Accordingly, two bank accounts maintained by the former State Minister were frozen for a period of three months.

This freezing order was obtained by the Bribery Commission in terms of Section 53(1) of the Anti-Corruption Act No. 09 of 2023, as part of the investigations being conducted by the Bribery Commission.

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Ram P Thursday, 10 October 2024 01:55 PM

I am sure he failed explain how he amassed the bank balance. We all know how

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K.K. Ranasinghe - Journalist Thursday, 10 October 2024 02:47 PM

Moreover, it is better to check his wife's bank accounts and children's too.

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DKD Bandara - Wholesale textile dealer Thursday, 10 October 2024 02:54 PM

Oh my God... all knows about this dirty rascal. Yes, how many millions he collected from Leading businessmen last general election propaganda, still not returned.

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Renuka Thursday, 10 October 2024 02:55 PM

All previous government ministers and officials must declare their assets and bank balance to the commission.

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Samarakone Thursday, 10 October 2024 03:07 PM

Oh dear. I thought of he is a Viyath Maga guy who was vociferous about fighting corruption. O Tempora O Mores...!

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Joseph Thursday, 10 October 2024 03:17 PM

What has the bank done all these days without raising STR (Suspicious Transaction Report), specially by default PEPS (Politically Exposed People) are high risk customers and their transaction patters are required to be monitored closely

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Sunil Thursday, 10 October 2024 03:37 PM

So, this is the reason people come to politics and not to serve the people but to fatten their pockets.Society must discard them.

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K. Samaranayake - Market Vegetable/Grocery Vendor Thursday, 10 October 2024 03:40 PM

He received (03) Liquor permits from Ranil. Moreover, Pasqual owns (04) illicit liquor - Kassippu stalls in four secret joints. Out of three liquor permits, he had already sold two to his henchmen (Wealthy businesspeople) in his area.

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George Thursday, 10 October 2024 03:49 PM

Bribery commission and Inland Revenue should together investigate all previous Presidents, Prime Ministers, Ministers, their families and big businessman who are associated with them, businesses that evaded large amounts of company taxes. Their assets, banks and bank loans using their positions needs investigation. This is what the people had been asking and voted for change. Do it now

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