By Prasad Gunewardene Courtesy Ceylon Today

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Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Parliamentarian, Tiran Alles yesterday categorically rejected allegations levelled against him by the police in a media release issued last evening with regard to activities of a tsunami establishment named ‘Radha’ and charged that a government politician had used the police to sling mud at him and tarnish his image. “I was not questioned nor my statement was ever recorded by the police regarding such concocted allegations,” he stressed.
The MP addressing a media briefing at his Colombo office said he was totally unaware of the contents in the Police media release with regard to certain financial irregularities in the establishment called ‘Radha’ which dealt with tsunami relief work from 2006. “I will name this politician shortly and the wrongdoings committed by him with ample evidence to prove,” he added.
He said the Police Media release issued to the press had noted that the passports of him and five others had been impounded by Court and lamented that he had not been informed either by the Police or the Controller General of Immigration and Emigration of that Court decision. “I am a person who travels overseas often. Had I gone to the airport I would have been embarrassed due to this arbitrary action of the police,” he explained.
He said he would take necessary legal action against the Police for making such allegations without even questioning him or the Executive Operating Officer of ‘Radha’, Saliya Wickremesuriya. “I was only a non-executive Chairman of Radha who attended board meetings for one year. All businesses of that organization were done with Cabinet approval and I can prove it,” he added.
Alles stated the motive of the move was to slander him and told journalists he would raise a breach of privilege in Parliament after meeting the Speaker today and also file action in Court for personal defamation.
The MP said the complaint had been made to the Police by the ‘Dushana Virodhi Peramuna’ and charged that the Police had acted in a biased manner in conducting the investigation. “This is nothing but to target Tiran Alles as my name had been mentioned everywhere in that press release,” he pointed out. “Today any Peramuna could make any complaint to the Police to arrest anyone,” he scoffed.
In response to another question, the MP further pointed out that he was harassed in a similar way in 2007 and in the end he was acquitted as the Attorney General withdrew all charges framed against him. Asked about the reference to Emil Kanthan named in the Police media release as being a partner in the alleged acts at Radha, Alles quipped, ” Even in the past when I was targeted they brought this name up and former UNP Minister
Dr. Jayalath Jayawardene told the CID that Emil Kanthan was his Coordinating Officer and not a LTTE member.”
The MP charged that a few members in the government were using the Police to harass political opponents.