CID probes misappropriation of euro 145,000 from several bank accounts

The Financial Investigations Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department is probing the misappropriation of a total of euro 145,000 from several bank accounts.

The CID is seeking Court permission to get the details of three accounts at Seylan Bank (Ambalangoda), Nations Trust Bank (Colombo Fort) and Commercial Bank (Bristol Street branch) in this regard.

A complaint in this connection has been lodged by A.G. Strarwicks from Liechtenstein, who has been living in Sri Lanka for the last 22 years.

The complainant has told Police that he owned a hotel in Ambalangoda and sold it in 1997 for Rs. 30 million. His residence visa expired.

However, he wanted to stay on in Sri Lanka after investing the funds from the sale of the hotel.

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