Former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage and former Sathosa Chairman Nalin Fernando have sentenced to 20 and 25 years respectively after they were found guilty in a case of fraud.
A High Court Trial-at-bar found them guilty of causing losses to the government by importing Carrom boards and checkers boards for distribution to sports clubs during the 2015 Presidential Election.
The Bribery Commission told courts that both, Mr Aluthgamage and Mr Fernando misused their official powers by approving the purchase of 14,000 Carrom boards and 11,000 checkers boards through Sathosa, thereby leading to significant financial damage to public funds.
The Commission claimed that a loss of Rs 53 million had been caused to the state, and urged that the court to issue a judgment that serves as a deterrent against future corruption.
Accordingly, the High Court Trial-at-Bar passed a sentence of Rigorous Imprisonment of 20 years to Mr Aluthgamage and former Sathosa Chairman Mr Fernando who was also served as the Trade Minister later
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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