Mahinda’s Regime Spent Rs 27. 6 Million As Rent for Gota’s Son in Los Angeles

There was a Consul General  office  in Los Angeles in the year  2013.

There after no Srilankan  Consul General   functioned  in Los Angeles.  However, a sum of  Rs. 27.6 million had been spent as rent  for a building rented out  for Srilanka Consul General residence   in Los Angeles. Total amount paid as rent for this building amounted to Rs 27 million up to the year 2015. Further for security expenses and damage to building  a sum amounting to US dollars  Rs 10, 000  had also  been paid for the same period. All these funds had been paid from the consolidated fund of Srilanka.

Investigations  revealed that this building was rented out under the  pretext of being used by Srilankan Consul General’ s residence   in Los Angeles.

This building  said to have been used  by the son of Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

Only after Good Governance Government  formed this fraud was detected. Officials of the Foreign Ministry disclosed these facts to the investigators.  Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera yesterday disclosed this fraud in the Parliament  yesterday .   He said that further investigation are being  carried out.

However,  while posting a Tweeter message  Gotabaya Rajapaksa said,  making such allegations is a cheap tactic to discredit him.  But,   he has not responded  adequately  to the allegation to clear the cloud.