The Financial Crimes Investigation Unit (FCIU) of the Criminal Investigation Department has handed over nearly fifty completed investigation files to the Attorney General (AG), seeking legal advice and potential prosecution over large-scale financial irregularities.
A senior official of the FCIU told Sathi Aga Aruna that the files involve close to 100 individuals, including former Cabinet ministers, ministry secretaries, political associates, and private parties implicated in a range of financial dealings chief among them, questionable tender processes and illicit transactions.
The files reportedly include cases against high-profile figures such as former ministers Basil Rajapaksa and Johnston Fernando. The investigations into these matters, which often involved close political-business ties, have now been completed and formally submitted to the AG’s Department.
The official also noted that the Attorney General has already filed another case before the Colombo High Court against former Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage and former Trade Minister Nalin Fernando. Both were previously sentenced to rigorous imprisonment following an earlier case filed by the Bribery Commission. The case now also includes Major General (Retd.) Nanda Mallawarachchi, the former Secretary to the Ministry of Sports, as a co-defendant.
Completed investigations involving former ministers Dilan Perera, Wimal Weerawansa, and former MP Mohamed Muzammil have similarly been forwarded to the Attorney General for legal determination.
While the investigative process on several files has concluded, the official emphasized that no further legal action has been taken yet in many of the cases. Some files have remained stagnant for over six years and have now been re-submitted to the Attorney General’s Department to expedite action, including potential indictments and court proceedings.
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