MR And His Men!

From Sunday Leader

A group of former parliamentarians have gathered around former President Mahinda Rajapaksa to support his candidature at the next general election. Interestingly, most of the prominent pro-Rajapaksa members are accused with various allegations of fraud and corruption. While some of the members are under investigation by the law enforcement agencies some others are already facing court action.

The Sunday Leader has listed below some of the members facing various accusations to create awareness among the public of the actions of public representatives elected by them to the legislature.

Following are some of the key members in the pro-Rajapaksa group who are facing allegations of fraud, corruption and even murder:

Bandula Gunawardena - Accused of malpractices when building technical laboratories under the 1,000 Mahindodaya Secondary School project.

Mahindananda Aluthgamage -The Criminal Investigations Division (CID) recorded statements over corruption charges made against him by the Voice against Corruption (VaC) movement for allegedly amassing wealth unlawfully during the term of the previous government.

Rohitha Abeygunawardena - He was questioned by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption over allegations of undeclared assets estimated at over Rs. 450 million.

R. Duminda Silva – The CID has been interrogating Silva over his alleged connections to drug-trafficking. He has also a case filed against him for the murder of former MP and Presidential Advisor Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra.

S.M Chandrasena – The CID questioned him regarding the alleged financial scam in the payment of compensation to Mavil  Aru farmers.

Johnston Fernando - Allegations have been directed at him for being involved in a financial fraud at Lak Sathosa amounting to over Rs. 5 million.

Keheliya Rambukwella - He has an ongoing court case on the alleged tender scam at the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.

Wimal Weerawansa – There is an ongoing investigation in to a forged passport allegedly possessed by his wife. The Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID) has also launched a probe into a multi-million rupee house transfer during his tenure as the Housing Minister.

Sarana Gunawardena - He was arrested by the CID for failing to provide a stock of steel after obtaining a sum of Rs. 9.6 million from a businessman.