The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has been requested to submit information on further investigations conducted by a CID Team that travelled to the United Kingdom (UK) to probe the misuse of state funds linked to former President Ranil Wickremesinghe in connection with an overseas tour during his presidency.
According to the Sunday Times, the Attorney General informed the CID to submit extracts of further investigations conducted by a CID team which travelled to the UK as part of the probe into the alleged misappropriation of Rs. 16.6 million by former President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
It is reported that the Attorney General had made a written request to the CID’s Director through a letter signed by Deputy Solicitor General Wasantha Perera.
The AG had previously informed the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court that he intends to make a request to UK authorities for Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) under the provisions of the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act.
In his letter, the Attorney General notes that despite the officer in charge of the investigation being informed to report to the AG’s Department to assist in the compilation of documents, he had not done so.
The letter also points out that the CID team had travelled to London without obtaining a Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) from the UK authorities. (Newswire)