I will Not Accept Any Government Position – Former CB Governor

Jul 12, 2016byFastnews

Former Central Bank Governor, Arjun Mahendran said, he will not accept any government position until he is cleared of the charges relating to the treasury bond issues.

He refuted reports that he would be appointed chairman of the Board of Investment. Mahendran will be function in a 12-member committee appointed by prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to deal with the effects Sri Lanka will face economically as a result of Britain’s exit from the European Union.

He said, its report will be handed over within two weeks, Further he said he was awaiting the outcome of the COPE inquiry into the charges against him.

Already cleared of these charges by the Supreme Court, Mahendran said, COPE’s clearance of him from wrongdoing would help him to safeguard his image in the international financial sector.