NR Consultation case against Namal and others: Court sends a reminder to AG

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The Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court today sent a reminder to the Attorney General to expedite his legal advice regarding a case filed against former Minister Namal Rajapaksa and four others for their alleged involvement in money laundering amounting to Rs.15 million in a company owned by Namal Rajapaksa.

The CID conducting investigations regarding this incident informed Court that they were yet to receive Attorney General’s advice regarding the future legal action against the suspects.

When the case came up before Colombo Additional Magistrate Manjula Ratnayake, the CID told that the preliminary investigations regarding the incident have been concluded and sought Attorney General's advice. Further magisterial inquiry into the incident fixed for May 11 next year.

In this case, Namal Rajapaksa, Sudarshana Bandara Ganewatta, Nithya Senani, Sujani Bogollagama and Indika Prabhath Karunajeewa were named as the suspects by CID.

The FCID which initially conducted investigations into the incident had informed Court that investigations revealed that MP Rajpaksa had been allegedly involved in money laundering to the amount of Rs. 15 million at NR Consultation Pvt Ltd and another Rs.30 million in Gowers Corporation Pvt Ltd, in 2012. The Attorney General had filed indictments in the Colombo High Court against Namal Rajapaksa and five others alleged money laundering to the amount of Rs.30 million at NR Consultation.

The FCID had commenced investigation into a complaint that MP Namal Rajapaksa had purchased Hello Corp.Pvt. Ltd for Rs.100 million using ill-gotten funds of Gowers Corporation and NR Consultation Pvt Ltd, allegedly owned by Namal Rajapaksa.

Police alleged that money laundering transactions had been taken place through a company named Boston Capital, allegedly owned by Rohan Iriyagolla.

Former JVP Parliamentarian Wasantha Samarasinghe in his complaint alleged that MP Namal Rajapaksa had bought shares of a company named Hello Corp and set up a company called Gowers Corporate Services (Pvt) Limited while being a MP.(Lakmal Sooriyagoda)

Comments - 8

2023 Thursday, 08 December 2022 04:29 PM

Postponed by 06 months.Best forget it. Rs15 million is peanuts for him .

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Bandu Thursday, 08 December 2022 04:37 PM

So all together in a conspiracy to defer action every six months. Who is responsible to DIRECT AG to give the advice to proceed. Six months is obvious delaying tactic.

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Ram Thursday, 08 December 2022 04:59 PM

AG has no time to read the Police brief and advice. This is solely due to Lackadaisical attitude of the AG in matters where government Politicians are involved

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Gamage Thursday, 08 December 2022 07:43 PM

I think he can just pay back the 15 million with his eyes closed. He has got enough money laundered to his account as the Australian TV revealed.

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joshua Thursday, 08 December 2022 09:31 PM

Who is this absent-minded political AG?

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Babypala Benthotage Friday, 09 December 2022 12:46 AM

This will be acquitted soon as these people and MaRa group is completely innocent and do nothing illegal!!

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Nandasena R Friday, 09 December 2022 02:15 AM

On top of the 15Million fraud it is no doubt this will be but a show case trial where this culprit will be found NOT GUILTY. Why waste public money ask him nicely to refund the money and save yourselves and the country millions.

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Prof. P.R.C. Illagakoon Friday, 09 December 2022 08:51 AM

Rs. 15 million which Namal played out is One of the incident, there are so many, everything should come out and Namal should be kept behind bars.

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