FCID was established by Minister of Public Order and Christian Affairs
John Amaratunga on 26 February 2015 under the instructions from the Prime Minister
Ranil Wickremesinghe and it is headed by the DIG Ravi Waidyalankara. Financial Crimes Investigation Division is directly accountable for carrying out investigations throughout the island into serious
financial fraud, misuse of state assets or funds, cases of a nature that require intellectual skills and complex detection. At times, the FCID carries out investigations pertaining to
Government revenue. The FCID agencies are highly skilled in encountering the Major Financial Crimes, Frauds, Unsolicited Mega Projects, Major Financial Crimes against Public Property, Money Laundering, Terrorist financing and financial transaction, Illegal financial Transaction, Unlawful enrichments, and Offences on Financial Crimes against National Security. The FCID has utmost powers to arrest
civilians,
government workers and
legislator from anywhere in
Sri Lanka without getting approval from
Attorney General or DIG of this unit. The suspect can be remanded by a
Magistrate Court until further hearings. == History ==