Mahindananda's list of properties! -- Update

It is exposed by now that parliamentarian Mr. Mahindananda Aluthgamage who was taken into custody yesterday by the Criminal Investigation Department and later remanded is nothing less of a sharp-witted exponent in buying houses and properties and that in the procedure of making the purchases he had utilised the names of variou

Other than the eight properties and plots of land at Borella, Nawala and Kandy reported previously, it is reported that he had further purchased a house by the name of Flat 4 in London, England and another house under the address S-E-26-26-G also in London at a different location. The price of one of those is estimated at over Sterling Pounds 3 (Rs. 6 crores), but has still not been conclusively confirmed. Investigations are underway to determine whether the money was directed under the names of the former Minister's brothers and sisters living in Japan. It has also been revealed in the process that when transacting this business of buying houses and lands the former Minister Aluthgamage has resorted to engaging in transactions of cheques under his name in the least manner and that with the motive of concealing his assets he had directed the money to various other parties and had thus made them responsible for the payment.

The property at 70/03/01, Kynsey Road, Colombo 7 which instigated the former parliamentarian to be taken into custody was bought over from one Christopher Roshana Martins with a payment of Rs. 27 million and across 3 cheques from Bank of Ceylon. Those cheques incidentally have been issued under the names of two of the former Minister's friends and his driver and therefore his name has not been attached in this deal. However the CID on the other hand have been shrewd enough to unravel the manner in which he had transacted the deal by utilising his own money.

It has also been uncovered in investigations how he had acquired ownership of some assets by using monies under the name of an organisation called Sri Lanka Nidahas Kamkaru Congress Party during his tenure as the Minister of Sports.

When the suspect was produced to courts yesterday what his attorneys-at-law had mentioned was that since another case against him is being heard by the Bribery Commission, this matter was not warranted. But the Judge did not accede to this point and the suspect was remanded until next 22nd. This Prevention of Money Laundering case was filed according to a complaint made by convenor Wasantha Samarasingha of Anti-Corruption Organisation.

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