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Sri Lanka extradition efforts for Arjuna Mahendran

Overview

Sri Lankan authorities are attempting to extradite former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran from Singapore in connection with a 2015 Treasury bond scandal. Mahendran was indicted in 2019 for allegedly causing state losses exceeding US$11 million through insider trading.

Efforts to repatriate Mahendran have faced significant legal hurdles. Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala noted that the absence of a bilateral extradition treaty between Sri Lanka and Singapore has created a formal barrier. Furthermore, Singaporean authorities previously rejected extradition requests on the grounds that they did not meet the requirements of the Singapore Extradition Act.

Complicating the matter, Mahendran has reportedly become a Singaporean citizen and changed his name to Harjan Alexander. In response to these obstacles, the Sri Lankan government is consulting legal experts to identify alternative legal mechanisms to ensure Mahendran faces legal proceedings in Sri Lanka.

Entities

Ananda Wijepala · Central Bank of Sri Lanka · Singapore · Arjuna Mahendran · Interpol

Timeline

  1. 13 days ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources
    Sri Lanka seeks legal ways to repatriate former Central Bank Governor

    Sri Lanka is seeking new legal ways to extradite former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran, who is living in Singapore under the name Harjan Alexander following a major Treasury bond scandal.

  2. 16 days ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 3 sources
    Sri Lanka faces legal barriers in extraditing Arjuna Mahendran

    Sri Lanka faces legal hurdles in extraditing former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran from Singapore due to the lack of a formal extradition treaty and his status as a Singapore citizen.

Sources

english.gossiplankanews.com · lankanewspapers.com · newswire.lk · srilankachronicle.com