Welgama’s corruption case postponed to June 21

Colombo Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne today postponed the corruption case filed against former Transport Minister Kumara Welgama for June 21.

 The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) had charged the former minister with causing an unlawful loss to the government by appointing a deputy chairman to the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) contrary to the Transport Act.

CIABOC had filed this case against former Minister Welgama under Section 70 of the Bribery Act under three charges.