Mahindananda, others granted bail in separate carrom board case

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Colombo, July 21 (Daily Mirror) - Former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage, former Lanka Sathosa Chairman Nalin Fernando and former Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army, (Rtd) Major General Nanda Mallawaarachchi, were today granted bail by the Colombo High Court after being served with indictments in connection with another case related to the controversial carrom board transaction, though involving separate charges.

Colombo Chief High Court Judge Manjula Tilakaratne ordered the three accused to be released on cash bail of Rs. 100,000 each, with two sureties of Rs. 2.5 million per accused, following the filing of indictments by the Attorney General.

However, Mahindananda Aluthgamage and Nalin Fernando have already been sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment by the High Court Permanent Trial-at-Bar in a separate case filed by the Bribery Commission based on the same incident.

Meanwhile, defence counsel appearing on behalf of the accused informed court that they intend to raise preliminary objections, challenging the maintainability of the charges in the present case.

The matter was fixed for September 4 to consider the preliminary objections.

Sanjay Rajaratnam, PC appeared for Nalin Fernando. Nalin Ladduwahetty, PC appeared for Mahindananda Aluthgamage and Saliya Pieris, PC with counsel Sanjaya Marambe, Geeth Karunarathne a d Pasan Karunarathna appeared for General Mallawarachchi. Pix by Nisal Baduge

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Guppi Monday, 21 July 2025 11:30 AM

Strange. I thought he was jailed

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WE CAN BE SURE THE MAJORITY OF CITIZENS ARE GETTING SICK AND TIRED OF SEEING THE CORRUPT SCUM BE THEY POLITICIANS AND OR PUBLIC SERVANTS TAKING PART IN AQ CIRCUS ACT!!. Monday, 21 July 2025 01:06 PM

WHAT IS WITH ALL THESE CORRUPTION CASES SUSPECTS ARE REMANDED, RELEASED ON BAIL AND IN SOME INSTANCE BACK IN REMAND THEN RELEASED ON BAIL. WHY WERE THE TWO INDITED BY THE HIGH COURT OUT OF JAIL?. THE MANNER IN WHICH THESE CORRUPTION CASES AND OR INVESTIGATIONS ARE GOING NO WHERE OTHER THAN THE TAX PAYING FOR SOME OF THE CIRCUS ACTS TAKING PLACE!! (ALL PUBLIC SERVANTS WAGES AND OR OVERTIME). IF THIS IS GOING TO BE THE DISPLAY OF WIPING OUT CORRUPTION, WHY BOTHER TO SPEND TAX PAYERS MONIES FOR INVESTIGATIONS AND COURT APPEARANCES AND OR HEARING!!.

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They continue to serve the 20yrs or so imprisonment Monday, 21 July 2025 03:01 PM

This is for a different case, if I am correct. Both of them continue to serve the 20years or so imprisonment. They are not sent out free.

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Dr Sapumal Monday, 21 July 2025 03:31 PM

Malicious prosecution same incident broken up into different cases.

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Sam Monday, 21 July 2025 01:23 PM

Saliya Pieris. Is this the same person who was on people side during 'Aragalaya'?

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Sivalingam Monday, 21 July 2025 03:28 PM

Now he is with Harak Katha.

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This says it all. Monday, 21 July 2025 04:55 PM

These are the results in a country governed by weak, uneducated politicians, weak

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Dr Soori Maripalan Monday, 21 July 2025 05:03 PM

Looks like we are going back to Myna and Pina! These cases will run for another 3 years!

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Sambo Monday, 21 July 2025 07:17 PM

With all these cases for these guys they will have to serve more than one life sentence. very, very good.

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