Colombo (News 1st): President Maithripala Sirisena said the INTERPOL has issued a Red Notice for the arrest of absconding former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran for the second time after hearing an appeal.

PMD noted that Mahendran has appealed to INTERPOL against the Red Notice issued earlier and a judge was appointed to hear the appeal. After completion of investigations, the appeal submitted by Mahendran was rejected by the judge.

The President had requested for the assistance of the Prime Minister of Singapore to arrest Mahendran who is a Singaporean national.

Former Governor of Central Bank Arjuna Mahendran is wanted in Sri Lanka in connection with the Central Bank bond issue in which large scale fraud had been committed.

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