The Sri Lankan government said it requested the assistance from the World Bank, India, the US and the UK to investigate financial fraud committed by the previous government under Mahinda Rajapaksa, Xinhua reported.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Justice Minister Wijeydasa Rajapaksha visited these countries over the last weeks to seek assistance from institutions for the probe.
"We have sought assistance from the World Bank, the U.S. Justice Department, the major fraud investigations unit in London and the Indian Central Bank," he said.
Sri Lanka to request international assistance in tracing Mahinda-regime’s wealth (22 January 2015)
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