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I haven’t been in Singapore in over two years, says Nadesan 

15 Dec 2021

  • Denies JVP’s claim that he had visited country to transfer funds 
BY A Special Correspondent  Thirukumar Nadesan, who was named in the recent revelations in the Pandora Papers files leak, said that he had not been in Singapore for the past two-and-a-half years, following allegations by Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) Politburo Member Wasantha Samarasinghe that Nadesan had been in Singapore recently to transfer cash.  Speaking to The Morning, Nadesan said: “I have not been in Singapore at any time in the past two-and-a-half years.” The Commission to Investigate into Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has confirmed that Rajapaksa had given her statement to the CIABOC on 1 December, with regard to the ongoing investigations into the Pandora Papers revelations. Nadesan has been called into the CIABOC twice to make statements, whilst the CIABOC also said that it is still studying the documents received from the Inland Revenue Department of Sri Lanka (IRD) and local banks in connection with the matter. Nadesan and his wife Nirupama Rajapaksa – niece of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, and Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa – were named in the recent International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) Pandora Papers file leak. The documents allege that the couple were involved in shell companies (inactive companies used as vehicles for various financial manoeuvres or kept dormant for future use in some other capacity) located in tax havens, which in turn obtained lucrative consulting contracts from foreign companies doing business with the Government of Sri Lanka.


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