• It had been revealed that Krish Lanka (pvt) Ltd had remitted the money to a HSBC bank account belonging to Nimal Hemasiri Perera who had handed over the money to Namal Rajapaksa

by Lakmal Sooriyagoda  

The CID who are conducting investigations against Hambantota District Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa, concerning the alleged misappropriation of Rs.70 million belonging to Krish Lanka Pvt. Ltd. yesterday informed Court that they had sought the Attorney General’s advice regarding possible future legal action into the matter.   

Accordingly, Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage fixed the case for September 21.  MP Namal Rajapaksa was present in court in connection with the case filed for allegedly misappropriating Rs.70 million granted by Indian Real Estate Company Krish Lanka Pvt. Ltd, for the development of rugby in Sri Lanka.   The prosecution alleged that Krish Lanka Pvt. Ltd. had granted Rs. 70 million for the development of rugby in Sri Lanka and the amount was given to Ceylon Premium Sports President Nimal Hemasiri Perera.  

The initial investigation had been initiated by the FCID and it was revealed that Krish Lanka Pvt.Ltd. had remitted the money to a HSBC bank account belonging to Nimal Hemasiri Perera and he had later handed over the money to Namal Rajapaksa on two occasions.  

JVP former parliamentarian Wasantha Samarasinghe had lodged a complaint regarding the incident alleging that the money granted by Krish Lanka Pvt. Ltd. had been misappropriated by the suspect without utilizing it for the real purpose of the company.