(Lanka-e-News- 21.Feb.2015, 5.45PM) The Colombo chief magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya gave an order to the CID to conduct an investigation into the assets of former sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage ,former monitoring M.P. Sajin Vaas Gunawardena , former chairman of Ports authority Priyath Bandu Wickrema, and six of their relatives , and towards this end the assistance of 81 financial Institutions including the state banks and private banks can be enlisted , Pilapitiya gave permission.
Based on the information furnished to court by the CID that is conducting investigations under the money laundering Act into the assets and monies amassed by them via their official posts during a short period , the court gave this order .The CID told court that information must be collected from the Lands registrar’s department , Inland revenue department , banks and financial Institutions . Court gave permission to the CID to garner information from 81 such Intsitutions.
It is learnt that Vaas Gunawardena in order to conceal his own corrupt activities and misdeeds has by offering bribes to Heads of Institutions that are supposedly against bribery and corruption but are truly most sordid had shut their mouths , and concealed his rackets. Some heads of these anti corruption Institutions while holding posts of secretaries to the President which are in conflict , are running these anti corruption organizations . Sajin Vaas has given bribes to the leaders of such an organization .
Yet there is a committee duly appointed by the parliament legally empowered to investigate corruption which comprises Wjedasa Rajapakse and J.C. Weliamuna . This is a legally empowered organization in contrast to these despicable, deplorable and disgracefully sordid unscrupulous organizations. According to this legally constituted committee , the second most non political corrupt officer is ex chairman of the Ports authority , Priyah Bandu Wickrema.
Believe it or not , at the moment this crooked ports chairman Bandu Wickremage is now given security and kept hidden in the house of western province chief minister Prasanna Ranatunge , the elder brother of the present minister of ports. In the past when the port workers protested and demonstrated against the outrageous corruption activities of Bandu , and made complaints to the present ports minister Arjuna Ranatunge , the latter had communicated by phone with Bandu the culprit himself who was hiding in his brother Prasanna’s house, and taken decisions. The port workers bitterly frowned upon the conduct of Arjuna and expressed shock and resentment over Arjuna’s irresponsible and callous behavior .
While these guilty Individuals like Sajin Vaas , Priyath Bandu and Mahindananda are moving heaven and earth to escape from the liabilities and charges that are being leveled against them by seeking refuge under the various sordid and unscrupulous organizations mentioned hereinbefore , the court order issued today is clear evidence that the authentic committee duly empowered to combat bribery and corruption has commenced to take action legally .
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