Indictments filed against Lakshman Yapa and former BOI DG

By Bhagya Silva

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has filed indictments against former Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena and former Director General of the Board of Investment (BOI), Jayanta Edirisinghe, over the alleged misuse of BOI funds in 2014.

According to the charges, the accused caused a loss of over Rs. 1.74 million to the government by placing advertisements in 11 newspapers using BOI funds to mark the second anniversary of then-President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s second presidential term on November 19, 2014.

The case includes five charges against the accused, and 15 individuals have been listed as witnesses.