CEB charges Moonasinghe of illegal electricity connection

16 October 2017 05:12 pm

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) today accused former Litro Gas Chairman Shalila Moonasinghe of operating an illegal electricity connection from 2014.

The matter was taken up before Colombo Additional Magistrate Buddhika Sri Ragala and the case was fixed for hearing on February 19, 2018.

Currently, Mr. Munasinghe and a director of Litro Gas are in remand custody on charges of transferring US$1.1 million from the Far Eastern International Bank of Taiwan to their personal accounts in Sri Lanka. (Yoshitha Perera)