Court orders Ravi K to provide statement to CID

Colombo Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne yesterday ordered Power and Energy Development Minister Ravi Karunanayake to appear before the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in the next seven days, as part of the investigation into the allegations against him of giving false evidence before the Presidential Commission on Bonds. The Court further stated that within seven days of the receipt of the order, the Minister has to appear before the CID’s Financial Investigation Unit, and assist in the investigations.Karunanayake is alleged to have provided false evidence before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI), which was appointed to probe the bond scam that took place in February 2015.