Criminal probe on GGG activists over money in bank accounts

18 Jul, 2022

A criminal investigation has been launched into allegations that three Gota Go Gama (GGG) activists had received large sums of money in their bank accounts.

According to reports, the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) launched the investigation after the three activists allegedly received funds into their local bank accounts from overseas.

The three activists, including a popular YouTuber, had reportedly opened three new accounts at the Bank of Ceylon’s Union Place branch last week.

A sum of Rs. 45 million had allegedly been deposited from overseas into these three accounts.

Reports said that the three activists had had withdrawn the money from the bank. (Colombo Gazette)

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