SLFP Targets PM for Appointment of Mahendran as Governor…….

SLFP Targets PM for Appointment of Mahendran as Governor…….

The Colombo Fort Magistrate, earlier last week, hearing a complaint filed in connection with the issuance of Treasury Bonds at the Central Bank, named former Governor of the Central Bank Arjun Mahendran as a suspect
in the case and issued notice on him, to make an appearance before 15 February.
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Minister of Science, Technology and Research Susil Premajayantha, responding to a query made by a journalist on 6 February said, getting down Mahendran for the court inquiry is the responsibility of the Prime Minister, as he was the one who invited Mahendran to take up the position as Governor of Central Bank, which fact he has stated very clearly in his affidavit to the Presidential Commission of Inquiry. It was on his confirmation that the former Minister of Finance recommended the appointment of Mahendran. Any ordinary person can understand that the responsibility of appointing Mahendran lies with the Prime Minister. Instead of dwelling on other laborious solutions, would it not suffice to take action against the individuals who gave Mahendran the appointment?" Susil Premajayantha questioned?
According to Premajayantha, the local law enforcement can extradite Mahendran with the assistance of the Singaporean Government or request the INTERPOL to arrest him and produce him as an international fugitive,
he concluded.