The application submitted by Gotabhaya Rajapaksa to the Registrar of Companies for the Registration of Mihin Lanka as a company had been approved by the then Registrar of Companies within four days of receiving it despite several flaws and discrepancies in the application.
The name of the person who accepted the registration document or his NIC number is not stated in the document retained with the company registrar.
The application for the registration of Mihin Lanka Private Ltd as a company had been submitted to the Company Registrar’s Department on October 23, 2006 and the approval letter had been issued on October 27, 2006.
This was disclosed before the Presidential Commissioner investigating alleged corruption fraud and misuse of public funds and assets at the public hearing held at the BMICH, Colombo yesterday. State Management Assistant of the Department Registration of Companies Indika Roshan Deeptha Gunawardena said this in evidence during cross examination by Senior Assistant Solicitor General Neil Unambowe PC.
He also said that shareholders of Mihin Lanka Private Ltd were former Defence Secretary Nandasena Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, former Secretary Ministry of Finance Dr P. B Jayasundera, former Air Force Commander Roshan Mahesh Gunatilleke and Sajin Vaas Gunawardene, former Co-ordinating Secretary to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
The company had been launched with an initial nominal capital of Rs 500 million. And the above four shareholders had owned one share each.
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