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SLC’s ‘South Africa Series Missing Money’ Transfers Into Mexico Account

Written by N Krishnamurthy

The Sri Lanka Cricket Board (SLC) missing amount of South Africa Series had been transferred into a Mexican account, Cricket Age reliably learns.

On October 2, Cricket Age had published that SLC has not received a 15% payout fee for the recently concluded South Africa Series even though it has been paid by the channel.

“Although the amount has been paid by Sony, it has not been received in the account of SLC. On Thursday, Mr. Ashley De Silva appeared at CID and accepted that the money has not credited to SLC account” a board official had told Cricket Age.

Cricket Age has the access of the transaction details, that proves that the money was transferred into an account in Mexico.

Here is the details of the account :

Banamex bank
# 1 Isabel la Carolina no 44
Centro historico
Mexico
C/A 002180700779067641

In last two years, especially during former president Thilanga Sumathipala’s tenure, SLC became notorious for financial irregularities and frauds. Last month, three SLC employees tried to transfer SONY’s 11.1 million dollars in an offshore account.

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