President signs request for Arjuna Mahendran’s extradition

Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena signs request for Arjuna Mahendran's extradition

President Maithripala Sirisena today (6) signed documents related to the extradition of former Governor of the Central Bank Arjuna Mahendran from Singapore to Sri Lanka.

A report containing more than 21,000 pages prepared by the Attorney General has to be submitted to the relevant department in Singapore for the extradition.

The President scrutinized the related documents and placed his signature as the Minister of Defence.

Steps will be taken to transmit these documents to Singapore through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs soon.

(President’s Media)