Former Minister Manusha Nanayakkara’s lawyers have withdrawn the anticipatory bail application filed before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court.

The anticipatory bail application was withdrawn after the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) informed the Court that their probe had not disclosed any material to justify the arrest of the Former Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment. 

A legal team, including President’s Counsel Saliya Peiris, representing the former minister had filed a petition before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court requesting to issue an anticipatory bail, which was taken up for consideration on 20 January.

Stating that there was no material to justify the arrest of the former minister, the CID informed the court that it did not intend to arrest him, while Manusha Nanayakkara had also recorded a statement for 06 hours with the CID yesterday.

When the petition on the anticipatory bail application was taken up for consideration today, the counsel appearing for the petitioner inquired about the developments in the investigations.

The lawyers requested to withdraw the bail application petition as the CID had informed the court that there was no investigation to arrest the former minister.

Manusha Nanayakkara took measures to file for anticipatory bail after the CID had launched a probe against the minister regarding providing job opportunities for Sri Lankans in South Korea via the E8 visa scheme. 

The probe was launched based on a complaint filed by the incumbent Chairman of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment regarding Manusha Nanayakkara having signed an agreement to provide job opportunities via the E8 visa scheme. (Newswire)

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Former Minister Manusha Nanayakkara has informed the Colombo Magistrate’s Court that he is prepared to provide a statement to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) regarding providing job opportunities for Sri Lankans in South Korea via the E8 visa scheme. 

Via his lawyers, Manusha Nanayakkara informed the court that he will provide the statement to the CID tomorrow (Jan 21).

The CID reportedly informed the Colombo Magistrate’s Court that investigations have not disclosed any material to justify former minister Manusha Nanayakkara’s arrest, his lawyers told reporters.

The court was informed in this regard when a petition filed by former minister Manusha Nanayakkara seeking anticipatory bail was taken up for hearing today (Jan 20). 

Meanwhile, Manusha Nanayakkara has also filed a Fundamental Rights (FR) petition at the Supreme Court stating that there were attempts to arrest him related to providing job opportunities for Sri Lankans in South Korea via the E8 visa scheme.

According to the former minister’s lawyer, the FR petition has been filed stating that the incumbent Chairman of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment has filed a complaint regarding Manusha Nanayakkara’s signing of an agreement to provide job opportunities for Sri Lankans in South Korea via the E8 visa scheme.

Based on investigations conducted by the CID, there was information that the CID was attempting to apprehend him over the matter, which was a violation of his fundamental rights, the former minister further claimed.

As such, former minister Manusha Nanayakkara had requested the court to issue an interim order preventing his arrest by the CID. (Newswire)

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Former Minister Manusha Nanayakkara has sent a Letter of Demand (LOD) to the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) Kosala Wickramasinghe regarding the latter’s accusations related to the Korean E8 visa system.

In his letter, former Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara points out that during an interview with local media, Kosala Wickramasinghe had hinted at financial fraud linked to the former minister. 

Alleging that the SLBFE Chairman had caused significant damage to his reputation, former Minister Manusha Nanayakkara has sent an LOD seeking Rs. 01 billion compensation.

Furthermore, former minister Nanayakkara has also called on Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath to conduct an investigation into the false allegations levelled against him regarding the Korean E8 visa system.

In a letter to the Foreign Minister, Manusha Nanayakkara said that allegations that he had monetarily benefitted under the visa system had caused severe damage to his political and personal reputation. 

Manusha Nanayakkara has initiated action after the SLBFE revealed it has received several complaints regarding individuals who have defrauded money by promising employment under the Korean E8 visa category.

LOD to SLBFE Chairman (Newswire)

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