A Presidential Secretariat official has been arrested over allegations linked to a fake passport scheme that allegedly helped an organised criminal flee Sri Lanka.
A Presidential Secretariat official has been arrested in connection with an ongoing investigation into the alleged fraudulent preparation of a forged foreign passport under another person’s identity to facilitate the escape of an organised criminal from the country.
The suspect was taken into custody on the evening of the 26th by officers attached to the Homicide and Organized Crime Investigation Division of the Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB).
Police identified the suspect as a 41-year-old Senior Assistant Secretary attached to the Parliamentary and Cabinet Affairs Division of the Presidential Secretariat. He is a resident of the Kandy area.
Preliminary investigations have revealed that the alleged offence was committed during his previous tenure as the Deputy Controller of the Foreign Missions Division at the Department of Immigration and Emigration.
The arrest followed investigations conducted under the supervision and direction of Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police Ranmal Kodithuwakku of the Crimes, Traffic, Child and Women Abuse Prevention Division, Deputy Inspector General of Police Chandana Kodithuwakku, who is in charge of the CCIB Division, and Director of the CCIB, Senior Superintendent of Police Kamal Ariyawansa.
The Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) is continuing further investigations into the case.
