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Keheliya's phone bills paid with SPC funds: Trial fixed for July 13

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Former chairman of the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation (SPC), former chairman Jayampathi Bandara Heenkenda and former minister Keheliya Rambukwella were indicted on charges of illegally paying Mr. Rambukwella's mobile phone bill while he was the Mass Media Minister from March 15, 2012 to April 14, 2012 and causing a loss of Rs.230,984 to the government.

Chief Magistrate Lal Ranasinghe Bandara fixed the trial for July 13.

The Bribery Commission's Director General had charged Mr. Heenkenda on three counts including that of aiding and abetting Mr. Rambukwella to commit an offence under Section 70 of the Bribery Act. (T. Farook Thajudeen)


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  • CITIZEN Saturday, 28 April 2018 10:56 AM

    Was this fellow running a communication booth with the official phone??? This is a blatantant abuse of official facility. This fellow should be jailed for life!

    K shantha Saturday, 28 April 2018 11:35 AM

    After so much of labour pain, bribery commission has found Rs 213000 massive fraud, a telephone bill of a minister in charge of mass communication. What a joke

    Lankaputha Saturday, 28 April 2018 11:49 AM

    This fellow is an another crook he had good run with the ex government. He will come out with some bull story. Make sure he pays upto the last cent.

    Brainmaster Saturday, 28 April 2018 01:04 PM

    Is that all you can produce against him Ridiculous just 1500 US . via DM Android App

    Rohan Saturday, 28 April 2018 03:09 PM

    Is that all this government and it's lawyers could find against Keheliya? Are their AG department so incompetent even they couldn't find a way to charge him for the losses he caused to Sr Lanka for his negligent careless behavior of jumping out of a hotel balcony while drunk in Australia?

    Roger Halliday Saturday, 28 April 2018 04:31 PM

    I am sure this must be bothering the minister cos he portrays himself a honest politician working for the people. But does it matter the trend continues even with those who are the governing guys. They are masters and that's why they are not punished

    Buddhist Saturday, 28 April 2018 06:19 PM

    What about the medical bills paid to Australian hospital when he jumped out of the window?

    malij Saturday, 28 April 2018 08:26 PM

    Washing dirty linen must be a pretty rewarding job. You get all of your bills, personal and domestic or any, at that matter, paid by the government. Not only telephone, but even hospital bills when you fall off from a balcony of a hotel in a foreign land while walking in your sleep and even bills for activities that cannot be mentioned here, are looked after. Not bad.

    malij Saturday, 28 April 2018 08:32 PM

    This shows how petty the politicians can get. They would fleece everything and anything in their horizon. Big, medium, small and even micro. This is just a tip of an ice berg.

    sas Saturday, 28 April 2018 09:08 PM

    The organization is not State Pharmaceuticals Corporation but State Printing Corporation.

    karthik Sunday, 29 April 2018 12:03 AM

    He is one of the famous heroes along with Wimal under MR.

    surasena Sunday, 29 April 2018 01:15 PM

    I wonder what sort if a phone calls he made. If he happened to be taking local calls, the time is not sufficient fill a such a amount. He may be having aliens as relatives in outer space???


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