Sarath Weerawansa re-remanded

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Former Minister Wimal Weerawansa's brother Sarath Weerawansa, who was arrested by the FCID for allegedly misusing a Government vehicle causing Rs.10.5 million financial loss to the Government, had been ordered to be further remanded till October 5 by the Colombo Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne today.

The FCID told court that the Presidential Secretariat in 2009 had permitted to obtain 12 vehicles for the Parliamentarians elected from the NFF.

THE FCID submitted that the suspect, who was not a Parliamentarian, had obtained one vehicle of it and used it for his personal purposes until 2015 causing Rs. 8.9 million financial loss to the Government.

“Later in 2012, the suspect had been appointed as the private secretary to the then Minister of Housing and Construction and had obtained Rs. 1.6 million as a fuel allowances claiming that he used his private vehicle for Ministerial works while already using a vehicle given by the PS,” the FCID said.

The FCID also said that there was a huge financial misappropriation taken place while using the fuel allowance book pertaining to the highly protected vehicle given to the Minister Weerawansa by the PS.

The prosecution said using that fuel allowance book, the suspect and few others had illegally obtained fuel for some other vehicles as well. (Shehan Chamika Silva)

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Comments - 8

Unchikun Wednesday, 21 September 2016 12:39 PM

Put the fellow in a cell and throw the keys in to big blue sea. Make the cell big to make way for the rest and save on real estate. Nice!

kaboos Wednesday, 21 September 2016 12:56 PM

dear wimal can you deny these allegations . please call for media briefing

Mims Wednesday, 21 September 2016 01:17 PM

He is a part of MR hooligans

Arjuna Wednesday, 21 September 2016 01:39 PM

If you had done any things wrong, followed your wise brother , now you have to faced its consequences. We have no sympathies with you and your brother

Banda Wednesday, 21 September 2016 01:47 PM

Okkoma ali horu tikak!

Chandhi Wednesday, 21 September 2016 07:18 PM

May the law of the people prevail. Jaya wewa. Viva Lanka ..!

Kiris Baba Amaray Thursday, 22 September 2016 10:40 AM

He should be in the Jail, no mercy should be shown to him or his brother Wimal, both are culprits.

German Jacob Thursday, 22 September 2016 10:44 AM

He is gifted two large mansions by his brother. Can he deny? CID should investigate and arrest Wimal Weerawansa also.

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