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| Sunday, 26 January 2003 |
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Former Pramuka Bank head to be indicted by Jayampathy Jayasinghe The former Seylan Bank Chief Executive Officer and the former Pramuka Bank Chairman Rohan Perera is to be indicted in High Court Colombo shortly by the Attorney General on fraud charges amounting to US Dollars one million,the money which he allegedly had siphoned abroad while working as the CEO at the Seylan Bank, CID sources told the Sunday Observer. Rohan Perera is presently believed to be living in the United Kingdom (UK) although his whereabouts are still not known. The Interpol branch at the Scotlandyard have been alerted to trace Mr. Perera. CID Sources said that if Mr. Perera fails to appear before Court to answer charges, it would be followed further by a notice and a warrant for his arrest and subsequently be extradited to Sri Lanka. A treaty also exist between Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom for the extradition of criminal elements from both countries, the Sunday Observer learns. Meanwhile a team of CID sleuths investigating the embezzlement of Pramuka deposits of over Rs. 40 millions last week conducted a lightening raid on the Pramuka Bank premises at Kollupitiya and searched for vital documents in connection with the million rupee fraud. The sleuths also quizzed the lady private secretary of Rohan Perera at length in connection with the activities of the Pramuka Bank. CID will probe to ascertain as to how Perera was able to float the Pramkua Bank when an inquiry was pending against him in respect of exchange control violations when he was the CEO at the Seylan Bank. The fraud at Pramuka has left several innocent depositors in a quandary as the Central Bank has refused to inject fresh capital to resuscitate the Pramuka Bank. The CID commenced questioning 33 heads of State Corporations and Government Departments and the Bribery Investigating Commission is to find out whether they have profited unlawfully by depositing state funds with the Pramuka Bank. The investigation will take several months to complete, questioning them, CID sources said. Sources added that the lady Private Secretary was elevated to a senior manager level by Rohan Perera and was paid a enormous salary and provided with a car by the bank with other fringe benefits. Perera was noticed to appear before the Maligakanda Magistrate on January 24 in respect of the Pramuka Bank issue. |
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