Former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal and former Presidential Secretary Lalith Weeratunga have been released from the case filed by Ven. Thiniyawala Palitha Thera over alleged public funds misappropriation.
Additionally, the case has been dismissed by the Court.
The monk had filed a personal complaint against the duo, accusing them of misappropriating public funds during Cabraal’s tenure as the Central Bank Governor. He alleged that Cabraal, while serving in the role between 2006 and 2015, had paid a sum of United States (US) dollars 6.5 million to a Pakistani political donor in the US, Imaad Zuberi, without seeking Cabinet approval, and is thereby responsible for a criminal breach of trust and the criminal abuse of funds.