NR Consultation case CID still waiting for AG’s advice on Namal and others

By Lakmal Sooriyagoda  

The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court yesterday 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 the Attorney General’s advice regarding the future legal action against the suspects.  

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When the case came up before Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court Prasanna Alwis, the CID said that the preliminary investigations regarding the incident have been concluded and they sought the Attorney General’s advice. Further magisterial inquiry into the incident was fixed for September 14.

  
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 Rajapaksa 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 for 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.