Four government officials left for Dubai last night (07) in order to ensure the repatriation of Former Ambassador to Russia, Udayanga Weeratunga who was arrested at the Dubai Airport.
Accordingly, Additional Solicitor General Yasantha Kodagoda, Head of the Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID) Senior DIG Ravi Waidyalankara and Senior Director General of Legal, of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs C.H.A.M Wijeratne has left to Dubai yesterday and will go on to Abu Dhabi thereafter sources said.
Udayanga Weeratunga was arrested on February 4 when attempting to board a flight to the USA at the Dubai Airport using a cancelled Sri Lankan Passport.
Avoiding courts :
The Colombo fort magistrate had issued a warrant for his arrest to the INTERPOL a year ago. The warrant was issued for avoiding courts without supporting the investigations into the MIG aircraft deal and financial misappropriation during the previous regime.
Meanwhile, the Colombo Fort Magistrate also issued an injunction order prohibiting the sale, pawning and transfer of property belonging to Udayanga Weeratunga recently.
However, Weeratunga has always refuted the allegations being levelled against him.
Allegations
Udayanga Weeratunga has been accused of failing to comply with the request made by the Financial Crimes Investigation Department (FCID), to provide a statement regarding the alleged irregularities in the MIG deals.
According to legal experts some claim there is a danger he may be released after he arrives in Sri Lanka and provides a statement to the FCID.
However, a senior police officer said that he will be subjected to two more charges with the recent arrest.
Among the new allegations are not handing over his diplomatic passport after the end of his stint as ambassador to Russia, and attempting to travel using a cancelled passport, sources said.
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