High Court to hear Chandrani Bandara’s corruption case again

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By Bhagya Silva

Colombo, Sept. 4 (Daily Mirror) - The Colombo High Court today ordered that the corruption case against former Minister Chandrani Bandara be taken up again on September 23.

When the matter was called, the counsel representing the Bribery Commission sought the court’s permission to amend the indictment, which was subsequently granted.

The judge directed that a copy of the amended indictment be provided to the defence counsel and instructed the defence to file any preliminary objections after reviewing it.

Former Minister Bandara is accused of corruption for allegedly appointing her associates to various positions while serving as Minister of Women’s and Child Affairs and Dry Zone Development during the previous “Yahapalana” government. The original indictment was formally served before the Colombo High Court on June 6, after which she was released on two surety bails of Rs. 1 million each.

It is alleged that during her tenure, she improperly influenced ministry officials to appoint H.M. Chandrawansha as Project Director of the Ministry of Dry Zone Development and secured other appointments for close associates without following proper procedures.

The Bribery Commission filed the case on May 20, accusing her of 11 counts of corruption committed between January 14 and January 31, 2019, offences punishable under the Bribery Act.

Comments - 6

Ram P Thursday, 04 September 2025 03:11 PM

These cases depends on the benefit of the doubt. I guess it is not that difficult to create a doubt when these cases are heard many years after the offence. The sad thing is the offenders, their supporters and the opposition MPs say these are revenge cases

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Jundaiya Thursday, 04 September 2025 03:36 PM

Tissa Attanayake must be heartbroken.

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Pina R Balusinha Thursday, 04 September 2025 05:05 PM

WONERPUL - confiscate all assests!

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Yohan Thursday, 04 September 2025 06:02 PM

So on this same basis any guy who gets their children to prominent national schools while living away from 1km or without any technically approved reason can be procecuted. Specially the guy who lives in Homagama and sends his child to a prominent national school in Col 7 should be procecuted as he has no valid reason to send his child to that school. Lol

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Dave Thursday, 04 September 2025 09:27 PM

I can’t believe the current govt is pursuing cases like this. As far I am concern these are absolute bull shit cases , wasting police and courts time. Don’t they also have to prove that those people appointed are not qualified to hold those positions. This is why currently nothing is moving in the country, anything they sign and approve will be corruption under the next govt.

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Dave, so you think all past corruption investigations/cases MUST be CLOSED!!!. Friday, 05 September 2025 01:47 AM

ALL corruption MUST be taken up and brough before a court of law, or else CORRUPTION will FESTER like a CANCER and go on and on in GOVTS and PUBLIC SERVICES.

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