Dhammika Perera and Ronnie Ibrahim arrested:

Godahewa requests for different date

by Rukshana Rizwie

Former Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Nalaka Godahewa who failed to appear before the Police Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) has through this lawyers requested for another date.

It is unclear if the former chairman faces imminent arrest. Two other persons including the former Deputy Director General of the SEC Dhammika Perera and an agent identified as Ronnie Ibrahim were arrested and remanded till tomorrow, December 7.

Ibrahim is said to be a director of a company which had defrauded Rs five million during a deal which took place at the SEC in 2013. Godahewa was also summoned before the FCID to inquire over this matter.