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Pramuka executives ordered to remain in country

by Sarath Malalasekera

Maligakanda Magistrate and Additional District Judge Ms. Kusala Sarojini Weerawardena yesterday directed former Chairman and Executive Director Pramuka Savings and Development Bank Rohan Perera, Managing Director A.H.A. Mendis, six senior managerial staff and two residents of Wennappuwa not to leave the country without court permission. The Judge also ordered Perera not to enter the bank at Kollupitiya until further notice.

The Judge made these orders on an application by State Counsel Haripriya Jayasundera who appeared with the CID for the prosecution.

The State Counsel said several other frauds had surfaced at Pramuka Bank following CID investigations and moved for a date to file a further report in connection with the investigations.

When the case was called yesterday Perera was not present in court. President's Counsel Daya Perera, senior counsel for Rohan Perera indicated to court that his client had left the country prior to the issuing of the notice.

Managing Director Mendis and six other managerial staff Suren J. Peiris, P.B.K. Ranasinghe, Dilrukshi Senasinghe, S.R.S. Fernando, Hemal Weerasinghe and M.A.M. Fernando were present in court on notice. The two residents of Wennappuwa Nishani Radika Fernando and Malik Fernando were not present yesterday before court.

State Counsel Jayasundera submitted to court that two residents of Wennappuwa, the ninth and tenth parties, did not appear in court yesterday.

The State Counsel said these two parties are not living in the addresses given by them to the bank. The CID is investigating to trace them to issue notice. All ten parties were noticed to appear in court yesterday in connection with several malpractices alleged to have been committed by them.

The State Counsel submitted to court that the CID commenced investigations into the alleged bank frauds, running into millions of rupees, on a complaint by the Central Bank. On an application by Kalinga Indatissa, Senior Counsel for Dilrukshi Senasinghe the Court allowed her to leave the country on December 29.

The Judge directed Senasinghe to appear before the CID to record her statement as and when noticed by the CID.

The case will be called on January 24, 2003.

State Counsel Harippriya Jayasundera with senior SP Nimal Kulatunga and Inspector Ampavila appeared for the prosecution.

President's Counsel Daya Perera with Anuja Premaratne and Rasika Weeratunga watched the interests of Rohan Perera.

Kalinga Indatissa, Maithri Gunaratne, Sampath Mendis, Sarathchandra Samarasinghe, Niluka Weragoda Yasantha Perera, Prasantha Lal de Alwis and Aruna Priyadrashana appeared for the other parties before court yesterday on notice.

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