Fonseka Aid Probed By Belgium For Alleged Money Transfer
By Sugath Lyanage
Senaka de Silva, an aid of ex-General, Sarath Fonseka, is now being probed by the Attorney General’s department on behalf of Belgium; he is allegedly wanted in that country over an illegal money transfer case.
According to the CID sources, Belgium authorities are likely to visit Sri Lanka soon to file action through the Attorney General’s department to recover the money which has been allegedly transferred to a local branch of an international bank in Sri Lanka by Senaka De Silva, a coordinating secretary of General Sarath Fonseka who is now in custody.
The coordinating secretary of General Fonseka had been reportedly sentenced in absentia and imprisoned for two years in Belgium for illegal money transfers, which he is said to have conducted using the internet, the CID sources added. The news was published in the Daily Mirror recently.
So far, the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry had not made any request for Senaka De Silva to be extradited to face the charges against him.
The Belgium embassy in Colombo also said they were not aware of any requests to send Senaka De Silva to Belgium to be tried in court over money transfer allegations.
Senaka de Silva was arrested together with General Fonseka over conspiring to assassinate President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his family as well as several other allegations. Senaka de Silva was a captain of the STF and had retired from the service several years ago.
Originally published on Go2Lanka.com.
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