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Bribery allegations baseless, says Central Bank

The Central Bank has denied that any of its senior officers sought gratification to extend a line of credit to save the Pramuka Bank from liquidation.

The Central Bank was responding to allegations made by the former Pramuka bank Chairman Rohan Perera that "two VVIPs," he did not name sought bribes of Rs. 50 million to reopen the bank with a generous slice of credit from the CBSL.

In a statement the CBSL said "Mr. Perera's allegation is a belated defamatory fabrication made for purposes best known to him."

"In any event if Mr Perera is serious about his allegation he should report the matter to the Commission to Investigate Bribery and Corruption.

The Central Bank for its part has immediately written to the Chairman of the Commission requesting the Commission to investigate into the matter."

"A decision to re-open the Pramuka Bank as a commercial bank and to offer a generous line of credit from the Central Bank to it cannot be made by senior officers of the Central Bank nor by the Monetary Board itself," the statement went on to say.

It added that the CBSL had nevertheless checked the veracity of the charges and they had been categorically denied.

In a detailed statement, Perera accused the CBSL of causing the collapse of the Pramuka Bank. The CBSL has also denied those charges.

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