Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the Singapore Government would consider the extradition request for former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Arjuna Mahendran, once the necessary documents were received, the Singaporean media has reported.
The Straits Times has stated the information and documents had been requested since January 18th this year, and the Sri Lankan High Commission has also confirmed that these documents have not yet been conveyed to the Singapore Government
“When we receive them, we will consider the extradition request further in accordance with Singapore law,” Singapore’s Foreign Ministry has said.
Mahendran, a Singapore national of Sri Lankan origin, was accused in 2015 of passing sensitive information to his bond-dealer son-in-law of Perpetual Treasuries, Arjun Aloysius to make millions in undue profits.
On Monday (2) the Attorney General’s Department handed over documents amounting to 21,000 pages to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defence of Sri Lanka to be lodged with Singapore.
Mahendran was indicted in June for causing losses of over US$11 million to the state.
In March, President Maithripala Sirisena said Singapore had not responded to his call in January to return Mahendran.
Mahendran and his son-in-law are accused of manipulating bond auctions in 2015 and 2016. He was named a key suspect in the scam in February last year and fled.
A damning presidential report into the scandal also accused Mahendran of insider trading and recommended the state recover its losses from the pair.
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