Magistrate issues travel ban, summons on criminal complaint against condo developer 

The Mount Lavinia Magistrate yesterday issued summons and a travel ban on Suranee Thumilan and Sivarajah Thumilan of Blue Ocean Breeze condominium property developers.

The orders were issued following a private plaint filed by Rasaiah Leon an investor who had paid Rs. 275 million for six apartments in Layards Road. 

The plaint filed on behalf of the complainant alleged that from the inception the project was a fraud and monies amounting to Rs. 1.5 billion had been taken by the Thumilans. 

Counsel said that although the matter on the face of it was a civil transaction, the actions of the Directors was criminal from inception. 

The plaint said that the company had used various companies as a pretext to engage in illegal activities 

It said that the condominium development industry was a mass fraud with many developers using it as a scheme to launder money. 

Faizer Musthapha PC with Rasika Weerathunga, Mehran Careem, Hafeel Farisz, Srinath Sevevirathne, Harshana de Silva and Ameena Musthapha appeared for the complainant.