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Bribery Commission files fresh indictment against Johnston Fernando

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The Bribery Commission today filed a fresh indictment against three accused including former Minister Johnston Fernando instead of the indictment withdrawn previously.
 
On January 28, the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court had ordered to release Johnston Fernando and two others from corruption cases following the Bribery Commission's decision to withdraw the indictments owing to a technical issue. The Bribery Commission yesterday filed a fresh indictment in the Colombo High Court with the written sanction of the Bribery Commission.
 
The Bribery Commission filed this corruption case against former Minister Johnston Fernando, former CWE (Lak Sathosa) Chairman Eraj Fernando and former Minister’s Private Secretary Raj Mohideen Mohammad Sakeer for allegedly causing an Rs.8.4 million unlawful loss to the government by employing the employees of the Cooperative Wholesale Establishment (CWE) for election work during the period 2012.
 
The Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption filed these corruption cases against three accused under Section 70 of the Bribery Act on four charges.
 
The Bribery Commission alleged that the first accused Johnston Fernando had unlawfully employed Sathosa employees for election work during the period 2012, while Minister Johnston Fernando was serving as the Cooperative and Internal Trade Minister. (Lakmal Sooriyagoda)

 

 

 

 

 


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  • Aragalaya Monday, 30 May 2022 01:33 PM

    Another culprit that NEEDS to be arrested immediately with video evidence.

    Joshua Monday, 30 May 2022 02:17 PM

    This fellow should be behind bars by now . Lawyers ensure this fellow is indicted for sathosa as well as may 9 mayhem. People have proved that they are not afraid of his big talk.

    Ram Monday, 30 May 2022 02:54 PM

    I hope BC left sufficient room for Johnston's lawyers to oppose the charges on some technicality

    Sunil Monday, 30 May 2022 03:08 PM

    Quality of our legal education needs review - indictments not properly filed and then have to be refiled again.

    bandu abey Monday, 30 May 2022 03:21 PM

    Thgat Rs 8 m may not be enough to light his cigars. What about many billions stolen from the treasury and poor people? What about those mansions built, super luxury vehicles and huge lands acquired, businesses opened. Need to act on big items too. We heard that 'the justice is blind'. Wonder if it's true in Lanka.

    GHT Monday, 30 May 2022 07:28 PM

    Then won't you be CHARGING RANIL WICKREMASINGHE with CORRUPTION CHARGES, who ROBBED the Central Bank's HUGE SUM through BOND-SCAM using his agent Arjun Mahendran to escape from Sri Lanka toward Singapore? What an INJUSTICE?

    One country two laws Monday, 30 May 2022 08:39 PM

    Why this chap is not arrested as yet . He is solely responsible for all the riots and subsequent events took place on May 09th. Where is justice in this country?

    Demuni Uduwara Tuesday, 31 May 2022 06:08 AM

    What about Mahinda Rajapaksa who was alleged multiple cases during 2005-2014 period ?

    Stink Wednesday, 01 June 2022 09:53 AM

    But leaves the back door open wide!!!!!!


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