Embassy official involved in human trafficking to Oman arrested at BIA

 

The third secretary of the Sri Lanka Embassy in Oman, E.Kushan has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department officers upon his arrival at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake.

The official in question has been accused of allegedly being involved in the human trafficking racket where Sri Lankan females seeking foreign employment as domestic workers had been sent to Oman on tourist visas and later used for sex trafficking.

Kushan arrived in Sri Lanka at around 3.57 a.m.this morning (Nov.29) from Muscat, Oman’s port capital, according to Ada Derana correspondent at the BIA.On Monday (November 28), the CID obtained an open warrant for his arrest.After the incident came to light, this embassy staffer was interdicted, and his diplomatic passport was revoked.

Meanwhile, the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) recently disclosed that complaints against the currently suspended embassy official had been made since February this year, however, a decision on the matter had been delayed.

At the Committee meeting, the Additional Auditor General.Mr.P.L.K Perera pointed out that on February 28, 2022, the former chairman of the Foreign Employment Bureau had requested an investigation through the Internal Audit Division regarding this officer.