Officials are examining legal avenues to extradite former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran from Singapore, after the process faces a legal barrier, Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala has said.

The minister had said this during a TV program earlier this week.Wijepala said Mahendran, who is residing in Singapore as a Singapore citizen, has even  changed his name.Meanwhile, proceedings related to the Central Bank bond case are continuing, the minister added.According to details received by the Criminal Investigation Division, Mahendran has changed his name to ‘Harjan Alexander after the CID sought an INTERPOL red notice for his arrest.
Singapore has previously declined Sri Lanka’s request to extradite Mahendran, saying the request did not meet the legal requirements under Singapore’s Extradition Act.

Mahendran is wanted in Sri Lanka in connection with legal proceedings stemming from the Central Bank bond transactions. He was indicted in June 2019 before the Permanent High Court at Bar for causing losses of over US$11 million to the state.