Complaint lodged against Chairman Lanka Hospitals Pvt Ltd 'Gota' for misappropriation of funds

Complaint lodged against Chairman Lanka Hospitals Pvt Ltd 'Gota' for misappropriation of funds

The management of the then 'Apollo' hospital was taken over by a new director board of the same

hospital with change of name to 'Lanka Hospitals Pvt Ltd and former defense secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa was appointed the Chairman of the new director board.

After the formation of the new government a complaint against Gotabhaya Rajapaksa for misappropriation of a large sum of money from the Lanka Hospital was lodged by the Consultant  cancer Surgeon, Dr Neomal for all Harischandra Perera to the Police Financial Fraud investigation Unit for the alledged misconduct by the then defense secreatary which is now being investigated.

The Consultant Surgeon Neomal Perera has in his complaint had elaborated the manner how these misappropriations were manipulated  deviating from the laid down procedures and adhering to malpractices.A total sum of approximately rupees 600 million has been misappropriated in this manner.He had also quoted in his complaint that from the funds of the Lanka Hospitals two houses also had been purchased also by not adhering to normal accounting practices.

Consultant Surgeon Dr Neomal Perera had further stated some facts in the complaint made  stressing on the establisment of the LHD laboratory during the tenure of the former  defense secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksaas the new Chairman of Lanka Hospitals Pvt Ltd.