Keheliya Rambukwella remanded

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By Bhagya Silva

Colombo, May 7 (Daily Mirror) - Former Minister of Mass Media, Health and Environment, Keheliya Rambukwella, was remanded till May 20 by Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali today, over allegations of misappropriating approximately Rs. 8 million in Ministry funds to pay salaries and maintain staff—despite these individuals not rendering any official services.

He is accused of appointing personal friends, relatives and political supporters to positions within his private staff during his tenure as Minister, and of misappropriating around Rs. 8 million from Ministry funds.

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Dr Soori Maripalan Wednesday, 07 May 2025 04:17 PM

Why this innocent man again? Pina and Myna are safe!

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Kannasamy Thursday, 08 May 2025 05:34 AM

What about Ravi K, Rajitha S and Maina Yapa Fuelwardana.

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BuffaloaCitizen Wednesday, 07 May 2025 05:04 PM

This fellow is using all the robbed money now for top level lawyers to avoid getting arrested and imprisoned. Various methods are used such as delay tactics, rejecting evidence and some influencing using Ali Baba's earlier henchies.

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Nihal S Wednesday, 07 May 2025 05:07 PM

Very good - but can the system close one of the cases without taking too long with arrest, bail, release etc. He has many cases to answer.

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Ram P Wednesday, 07 May 2025 05:31 PM

Why only Keheliya when all others also robbed public funds? Chase the other ministers whose assets have swelled in the past 10 years

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Something is better than nothing Wednesday, 07 May 2025 07:23 PM

one by one....

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Nawu Shantha Wednesday, 07 May 2025 11:18 PM

And probe the attempted “strikes or kappan deals” by current ruling party

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Dr Tissa Fernando Thursday, 08 May 2025 04:32 AM

What about AKD, investing Rs 40,000 millions in Greece, releasing 320 containers without inspection, hiring a private jet to come back from Vietnam, hiding source of funds for his party , carrying out disruptive activities that caused more economic damage than the alleged amounts robbed by others (mostly unproven allegations).

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Suneth Thursday, 08 May 2025 09:16 AM

Go to the CID with all the details. They will do the rest, unlike the CID of past regimes.

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Rakitha W Thursday, 08 May 2025 07:38 AM

Nation robbers are usually skillful in covering their tracks. But with the hundreds, perhaps thousands, of acts of misuse of public money, they must have sliped up somewhere, like Rambukwella. The NPP has got their work cut out for them. The task is further made difficult by the corrupt officials who are still in their positions by trying to undermine investigations at every turn.

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joshua Wednesday, 07 May 2025 10:49 PM

This man does not deserve any pardon. Played with drugs of the innocent people.

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Neil Thursday, 08 May 2025 02:31 AM

I didn't see any stupid comment from Dr Tissa Fernando for sometime. Is he dead and gone?

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Dr Soori Maripalan Thursday, 08 May 2025 02:45 AM

Another reason for people not voting the NPP at this time! They are talking - not working to show the results! What has happend to Hora Phd - Is he still printing a certificate? Can you sack him! This was the first diverting point of people from NPP!

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Diversion Thursday, 08 May 2025 02:50 AM

Another diversion when the BIG FISH MR, GR and RW are still at large? No talk of Batalanda now - forgotten perhaps and Easter massacre??

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Herman Perera Thursday, 08 May 2025 03:07 AM

Slow

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Angry Brother of a blind Sister (Damage caused by KR) Thursday, 08 May 2025 09:43 AM

It is better to hang him in a light post than sending him to the remand.

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