A Sri Lankan court today allowed the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) of police to investigate the bank accounts of the former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal.
Colombo Fort Magistrate and Additional District Judge Lanka Jayaratne Tuesday ordered the FCID to record a statement from former Central Bank Governor and investigate his bank accounts with regard to the misappropriation of Rs 600 million.
According to the FCID, the misappropriation of the funds took place during the former government’s unsuccessful bid for Sri Lanka to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
However, Sri Lanka lost the bid and the Commonwealth games were awarded to Gold Coast, Australia.
