The lawyer of Emil Kanthan had informed courts that his client is prepared to appear before courts but the warrant and the red notice had hindered him from doing so.

In 2010, Tiran Alles had made a public revelation saying Basil Rajapaksa personally handed over, at his office, Rs. 180 million to the then LTTE financial controller Emil Kanthan to ensure that the people of the north refrained from voting at the 2005 presidential election.

Alles had added that the deal took place at the request of the then presidential candidate Mahinda Rajapaksa.