Rajapaksa claims political witch hunt
2 April 2015 5:15 AM IST
P B Jayasundera, Rajapaksa's top bureaucrat in the Finance Ministry during his nearly decade-long rule, was interrogated by police's Financial Crime Investigation Unit (FCIU) Tuesday.
"Dr Jayasundera was questioned Tuesday over the alleged wrong doings in the oil hedging transaction which had caused a loss of 200 million dollars to the government," Police spokesman and Assistant Superintendent Ruwan Gunasekera said.
On the same subject, Rajapaksa's governor of the Central Bank Ajith Nivard Cabraal was also quizzed last week along with the then chief of the state petroleum entity Asantha de Mel.
De Mel, a former Sri Lanka Test cricketer and former Chairman of Selectors, headed the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation under Rajapaksa.
"What is happening Tuesday is a political witch hunt. They are taking revenge from innocent officials
on false accusations," Rajapaksa told a religious gathering yesterday at Bandaragama, south of here.
Basil is wanted by the police over misappropriation of livelihood.
"Dr Jayasundera was questioned Tuesday over the alleged wrong doings in the oil hedging transaction which had caused a loss of 200 million dollars to the government," Police spokesman and Assistant Superintendent Ruwan Gunasekera said.
On the same subject, Rajapaksa's governor of the Central Bank Ajith Nivard Cabraal was also quizzed last week along with the then chief of the state petroleum entity Asantha de Mel.
De Mel, a former Sri Lanka Test cricketer and former Chairman of Selectors, headed the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation under Rajapaksa.
"What is happening Tuesday is a political witch hunt. They are taking revenge from innocent officials
on false accusations," Rajapaksa told a religious gathering yesterday at Bandaragama, south of here.
Basil is wanted by the police over misappropriation of livelihood.
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