Colombo Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne today issued an open warrant for the arrest of the former Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States, Jaliya Wickramasuriya.
The arrest warrant was re-issued as Wickramasuriya failed to appear in court when the case against him was taken up for hearing. He has failed to appear in court since court approved him to travel to the United States on July 2017.
The Magistrate also issued warrants for the arrest of Jaliya Wickramasuriya’s wife and a relative who signed for his bail application. The Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) informed court that they were no longer at their places of residence prompting the courts to re-issue the warrant out on him.
The former Ambassador, who was in remand custody after his arrest by the FCID on November 18, 2016, was granted permission in July 2017 to travel to U.S. for eight weeks for medical treatment.
Wickramasuriya was arrested for allegedly misusing state resources.
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