A case filed against former Minister Johnston Fernando and two others for allegedly excluding Sathosa employees from their duties and engaged in political activities was yesterday fixed for February 20, 2025 by the Colombo High Court. The case was taken up before Colombo High Court Judge Adithya Patabendige.
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) had filed indictment against former Minister Johnston Fernando when he was acting as the Trade Minister, former CWE (Lak Sathosa) Chairman Eraj Fernando and former Minister’s Private Secretary Raj Mohideen Mohammad Zakeer for allegedly causing an unlawful loss to the government by employing the employees of the Cooperative Wholesale Establishment (CWE) for election work during the period 2014. The Director General of CIABOC filed these corruption cases against three accused under Section 70 of the Bribery Act on four charges.
Dilshan Tharaka