Colombo Chief Magistrate permitted the Criminal Investigations Department to investigate the bank accounts of former President’s Chief of Staff Gamini Senarath and 9 others including four companies owned by them.

The Police Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) recorded a statement from Gamini Senarath on March 16, over alleged financial misappropriation.

The FCID conducts inquiries into the complaints against Senarath under the provisions of the Money Laundering Act.

Senarath was appointed as then President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s Chief of Staff in 2009. He was an Additional Secretary to the President before his appointment as Chief of Staff. He also served as the Chairman of several institutions including the People’s Bank.

Senarath served as the Chairman of People’s Leasing & Finance PLC from February 28, 2013.