Saddharathana Thera received Rs.35 Mn from Guatemala – CID
The Criminal Investigation Department has discovered that Rs.35 Mn has been received from Guatemala to the bank account of Rajanganaye Saddharathana Thera, who has been remanded after being investigated and arrested for making statements that disturb religious co-existence and racial harmony.
Information from the Criminal Investigation Department stated that more than Rs.100 million have been received in seven bank accounts belonging to the monk and that the money from
Guatemala has been credited to one of those bank accounts. Apart from Guatemala, money has been credited to his bank accounts from Australia and Germany, according to the Criminal Investigation Department. For what purpose has money been credited to the monk’s bank accounts from time to time? By whom is the money being credited to the monk’s bank accounts? A senior official of the Criminal Investigation Department said that investigations are underway to find out about these matters.