Former president Mahinda Rajapakshe has mentioned that a luxury Prado Jeeps which was met an accident at Kudawella in Tangalle on 9th June was not belonging to presidential secretariat by issuing a press notice to the media on 14th June.
It has exposed to the general public now that he kept several unregistered vehicles under his custody during his regime with this accident. Details on the vehicles used by Rajapakshe Regime are being revealed from the investigations being carried out by CID.
It is evident from the accident and press release that Rajapakshe family had used several vehicles by force not only vehicles belonging to the presidential secretariat but also vehicles donated by various international organizations during Rajapakshe Government.
With this accident former president Mahinda Rajapaksa was rushed to come forward to make a press release to give various explanations for the allegations and hewas rejecting the allegation made against his wife, former first lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa by mentioning that "the said two vehicles were offered by the World Food Organization (WFO) to Siriliya foundation as a gift after using them for emergency relief work by WFP for several years.
According to the press release, the two Prado vehicles bearing red number plates CR 109 and CR 114 had been used by Siriliya for 10 years without registering them. It is also mentioned in the same press release that these two vehicles had been left for 3 years in Weeraketiya area without using them," but their appearance prove that they have been used and maintained properly during the said period.
The efforts taken by former president Mahinda Rajapakshe to hiding the truth by releasing a press note has now boomeranged as most of hided information are now being disclosed with his press release.
