Open warrant issued for the arrest of Jaliya Wickramasuriya

24 Apr, 2018

An open warrant has been issued for the arrest of Sri Lanka’s former Ambassador to the United States, Jaliya Wickramasuriya,

The warrant was issued by the Colombo Fort Magistrate over Wickramasuriya’s alleged involvement in the misuse of state funds.

The Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID) had sough the warrant for?Wickramasuriya.

Wickramasuriya is out on bail and was granted permission to travel overseas last July but he failed to appear before court since then. (Colombo Gazette)

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