Company owned by Ravi got Rs 5 million from W.M Mendis

05 Jul, 2018

A?company owned by former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake received a cheque for Rs 5 million from W.M Mendis, a company owned by?Perpetual Treasuries Limited (PTL) owner Arjun Aloysius in 2017.

This was revealed to court by?the Attorney General?s Department today.

The Attorney General?s Department said that?W.M. Mendis had delivered the cheque through a?courier service to the Chief Financial Officer of Global Transportation and Logistic Private Limited which is owned by?Karunanayake’s family.

Arjun Aloysius is being investigated over the Central Bank treasury bond scam which took place when?Karunanayake was the Finance Minister. (Colombo Gazette)

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