Justice Minister Ali Sabry said that the Attorney General of Singapore has sought certain clarifications from the Attorney General’s Department of Sri Lanka with regard to the extradition request against former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran.
He stated this in Parliament yesterday (9) in response to a question pertaining to the present progress of the inquiry and the judicial proceedings pertaining to the Central Bank bond issue and the current status of the extradition request against Mahendran.
The Minister said he followed the due process, wrote to the Attorney General, and sought a clarification as to the present status. “The Attorney General had carefully prepared a document and submitted to me about the background, instructions to the CID (Criminal Investigation Department), and proceedings in the Magistrate’s Court.
“We will not rest until the last person who is responsible for this is brought before the courts,” he said.
On the extradition request, he said Singapore’s Attorney General’s Chambers has sought certain clarifications from the Sri Lankan side and that the process is ongoing.
“The Singapore Attorney General has sought certain clarifications from our Attorney General’s Department regarding whether in the kind of offence we have charged here, the indicted falls within the first schedule of the extradition treaty between us and them.
“That is ongoing. The Attorney General will continue to make representations,” he added.
The Minister said he followed the due process, wrote to the Attorney General, and sought a clarification as to the present status. “The Attorney General had carefully prepared a document and submitted to me about the background, instructions to the CID (Criminal Investigation Department), and proceedings in the Magistrate’s Court.
“We will not rest until the last person who is responsible for this is brought before the courts,” he said.
On the extradition request, he said Singapore’s Attorney General’s Chambers has sought certain clarifications from the Sri Lankan side and that the process is ongoing.
“The Singapore Attorney General has sought certain clarifications from our Attorney General’s Department regarding whether in the kind of offence we have charged here, the indicted falls within the first schedule of the extradition treaty between us and them.
“That is ongoing. The Attorney General will continue to make representations,” he added.