Perpetual Treasuries, the company owned by Arjun Aloysius, the son-in-law of former Governor of Central Bank of Sri Lanka Arjun Mahendran has been again allowed to invest on treasury bonds, allowing the tender process for the company while a special presidential commission is investigating the bond scam is a serious crime says the Convener of Voice Against Corruption (VAC) the JVP Central Committee Member Wasantha Samarasinghe.
Mr. Samarasinghe says the license of perpetual treasuries to invest in treasury bonds should be banned until the investigation by the presidential commission is completed.
He complains that the government has allowed Arjun Allosius to use Rs.69000 million earned unscrupulous in media institutions, liquor producing factories, banks and newspapers.
He said allowing Perpetual Treasuries to get involved in the auction leads to suspicion that there is an attempt to sweep under the carpet the charges against the perpetrators.
He reminds that despite an internal audit report has pointed out that the former Governor, on 164 occasions, had misused an amount of Rs. 66 million of Central Bank funds, no investigation has been carried out regarding the misuse.
He further said in such a situation the incumbent Governor of Central Bank Inderajit Kumaraswamy and members of the Monetary Board of the Central Bank are protecting the perpetrators and have made room for them to continue robbing public money.
Why can’t the Trade Unions launch an islandwide protest until these crooks are dealt with and justice is done to this country and the people.