A corruption case filed against former Urban Development Ministry Secretary Priyath Bandu Wickrama and two others was yesterday fixed for trial by Colombo Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne.
They defendants were charged with allegedly causing a Rs.65-million loss to the government by employing 319 employees of the Ports Authority for election work during the 2015 Presidential Election.
The Director-General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) filed this case against Priyath Bandu Wickrama, R.B. Sanjaya Kumara, and Nihal Keppetipola under Section 70 of the Bribery Act, on three charges.
The Bribery Commission alleged that the first accused, Priyath Bandu Wickrama, had unlawfully employed 319 employees for election work between October 20, 2014, and January 7, 2015, while he was serving as the Ports Authority Chairman.
