Aloysius & Ravi Duo Under took 13 Visits to Singapore Between…..

Additional Solicitor General Dappula de Livera yesterday submitted travel details in  connection with the travelling of  Aloysius and the Minister Ravi Karunanayake  duo to Singapore on 13 occasions between the period  September 2016 and April 2017, with  coincided dates  to the Central Bank bond Commission.

But on questioning  the Minister on this, he replied stating that   he had met Aloysius in Singapore on a few occasions only.

The Minister said, he met Aloysius at the Finance Asia Conference, which was sponsored by the Perpetual Treasuries Ltd. and on the Christmas in 2016. Further,  he categorically  said , that he did not travel to Singapore to meet Aloysius.

In answering another question raised by the  ASG regarding  one particular  travel detail, whether he and Aloysius had travelled together to Singapore, Ravi  said he cannot recall such an instance.

However, after the examination conducted by President’s Counsel Anuja Premaratne, who appeared for Aloysius, it was explained to the commission that even though they were in the same flight, their destinations were different.

At this stage Justice Prasanna Jayawardena asked the witness, whether he had travelled to Singapore to meet Aloysius, the Minister said he did not.