COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka is to expect a favourable response from the Singapore Attorney General shortly concerning the extradition of Arjuna Mahendran, said Attorney General Dappula De Livera in an Exclusive to News 1st’s Zulfick Farzan on Wednesday (12). Sri Lanka applied for the extradition of the fugitive Ex-Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, who is wanted for his role in the Central Bank Treasury Bond Scams, in 2019. ‘I think we will receive a favourable response from the Singapore government about the extradition of Arjuna Mahendran,” said De Livera. “The extradition door is wide open and the other two trials will not be impeded by his absence,” said the Attorney General. If Mahendran is convicted the necessary processes will be implemented, stressed the Attorney General.
