Former Minister of Cooperatives and Internal Trade Johnston Fernando was produced before the Kurunegala Magistrate Courts a short while ago. He was arrested by the police Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID) yesterday afternoon after his arrival at the FCID to give a statement on complaints of financial fraud at Lak Sathosa. He arrived at FCID in the morning and was questioned for several hours. Fernando had allegedly taken goods from Lak Sathosa without making payments. .
An Attorney at law and his wife was shot dead in the car park of a super market in Akuregoda today evening.
Maithree Wickramasinghe, wife of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was due to appear before the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today to record a statement, has requested a two week period to provide her statement.
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