The United States Embassy in Colombo has rejected reports claiming that an FBI “team” arrived in Sri Lanka to assist investigations into alleged cyber theft involving Sri Lankan Treasury funds.
In a statement, the US Embassy said recent reporting had “incorrectly stated” that an FBI team had been deployed to Sri Lanka, clarifying that “no such deployment has occurred.”
The Embassy noted that, as is standard practice in many countries, the United States maintains an FBI Legal Attaché presence at the Embassy to coordinate ongoing law enforcement cooperation with host nation counterparts when requested.
“Accuracy matters, particularly on sensitive security and investigative matters,” the statement added.
The clarification comes after local media reports claimed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had arrived in Sri Lanka to assist authorities investigating the alleged cyber theft of US$ 2.5 million from Treasury funds and a separate payment of US$ 625,000 linked to US postal authorities. (Newswire)