The Attorney General’s Department has instructed the Police Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) to record a statement from Shiranthi Rajapaksa regarding the “Siriliya” account.
Following these instructions, the FCID stated that her statement will be recorded in the coming days.
The investigation pertains to financial irregularities associated with the “Siriliya Saviya” account maintained during the presidency of Mahinda Rajapaksa.
An inquiry into the matter was initially launched during the Yahapalana government administration. The account in question had been opened at the Suduwella branch of a state bank as a joint account involving Shiranthi Rajapaksa and two others.
It was under this account that Shiranthi Rajapaksa’s widely highlighted National Identity Card (NIC) number, ending in 222222222V, was registered.
Investigations have revealed that numerous suspicious financial transactions had taken place through this account. Statements regarding the incident had also been recorded from Shiranthi Rajapaksa on previous occasions.
