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CID seeks AG's advice on Rubber Corp. fraud

by Sarath Malalasekera

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) probing the alleged massive fraud at the Sri Lanka Rubber Manufacturing and Export Corporation has forwarded the dossier of the investigations to the Attorney General for his advice.

The CID will question several senior Government officials, on a directive by the Attorney General, in connection with issuing vouchers running into millions of rupees to unauthorised persons.

The CID investigation revealed that a sum of Rs.30 million had been given to the "Thuru Saviya' organisation on several vouchers.

But the CID is unable to trace any one who received money through vouchers as the names in them were ficticious.

Earlier, the CID said that they will consult the Attorney General to obtain his advice on what steps should be taken in connection with the statement made by former Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake.

The Criminal Investigation Department produced three suspects before the Colombo Fort Magistrate and Additional District Judge Priyantha Fernando. The factory manager Upul Nanda Munasinghe, Corporation accountant Ms. V.G. Delduwa and former Chairman Sarath Wickremasinghe were granted bail later.

Investigations revealed that a sum of Rs.900.34 million had been released by the Treasury to the Rubber Manufacturing and Export Corporation during the last regime.

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