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25 Jan, 2022
A close aide of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has been accused of stealing from his bank account.
According to reports, the close aide had used an ATM card linked to the bank account and stole millions.
One media report said that Rs. 35 million had been stolen from the bank account.
The crime had been committed over the past several years when the official served in the office of the President when Mahinda Rajapaksa was President and later in the Prime Minister’s Office.
The money in the account had reportedly included part of Mahinda Rajapaksa’s salary when he was President.
Reports said that the official has now been removed from all posts in the Prime Minister’s Office.
An investigation has also been launched into the incident. (Colombo Gazette)
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