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Fonseka’s Hicorp Ad misleading - Indatissa

British Borneo Defence Australia (BBD Australia) had confirmed it never supplied arms and ammunition to the Sri Lanka Army said Attorney-at-Law Kalinga Indatissa at a media briefing at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, yesterday.

Attorney-at-Law Indatissa claiming that certain points raised in an advertisement published in a certain Sunday newspaper with regard to Hicorp arms dealings were false and said that the BBD (Australia) never had a branch in the US. He said the British Borneo which supplied arms to the Sri Lanka Army was actually the trade name under which Hicorp International INC. owned by Sarath Fonseka’s son-in-law Danuna Tillakaratne carried on its business in Oklahoma, USA.

He said the Hicorp International INC was incorporated in the USA on November 10, 2005 and carried out its business under the trade name British Borneo Defence. Indatissa producing certain documents as proof said these documents had been placed before Parliament.”Upul Ilangamage has filed a case in the USA against Danuna for forging his signature,” he said.Indatissa said Hicorp (Pvt) Ltd. which was registered in the country wanted to show that they were the agents for BBD(Australia) since Hicorp Pvt. Limited lacked three years experience for bidding to supply arms and ammunition to the Army. “BBD (Australia) only came here to make a presentation and thereafter they never marked their presence here,” he claimed.

“Later, Hicorp International INC owned by Danuna Thilakaratna carrying on its business under the trade name British Borneo Defence supplied equipment to the Army,” Indatissa claimed. “As lawyers we have a duty to expose the truth and people have the right to know,” Indatissa said.

Attorney-at-Law Ali Sabry said the Government had laid down clear guidelines for the purchase of equipment and it is not ethical to sit in a tender board for a person if somebody known to him or one of his relatives is bidding.

He said the then Army Commander Sarath Fonseka could approve procurement of equipment below the value of Rs. 25 million. “The deal is per se corrupt when Fonseka awarded such tenders to Hicorp International INC. owned by his son-in-law, carrying on its business under the trade name British Borneo Defence,” he charged.

Attorney-at-Law Kanshika de Alwis alleged that Danuna has made an application to the Secretary of State of Oklahoma to delete his name as the registered agent of the Hicorp International when the matters began to surface here.

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