The case filed against Parliamentarian Kumara Welgama for causing unlawful loss to the government by appointing a Deputy Chairman to the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) contrary to the Transport Act, will be taken up for further hearing on May 04.
This was announced when the case was taken up for hearing before the Colombo Magistrates Court today (Apr 02).
During today's hearing the Bribery Commission which had filed a lawsuit against Mr. Welgama had sought a new date from court in order to file an amended complaint. Accordingly, Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne had informed the prosecution to submit the amended complaint when the case is taken up on May 04.
Mr. Welgama has been accused of causing losses amounting to Rs 3.2 million to the SLTB by paying a salary and providing certain perks to L. A. Wimalaratne who was then appointed as the Deputy Chairman of the SLTB when Welgama was the Transport Minister.
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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