Former Minister Johnston Fernando has been released from the corruption case linked to state-owned Lanka Sathosa.
The Colombo High Court today (May 19) issued the order also releasing two others named in the case.
The case was filed by the Bribery Commission against former minister Johnston Fernando, former Cooperative Wholesale Establishment (CWE) Chairman Eraj Fernando, and former Minister’s Private Secretary Raj Mohideen Mohammad Sakeer.
Former Minister Johnston Fernando was accused of allegedly causing an unlawful loss of nearly Rs. 40 million to the government by employing 153 employees of Lanka Sathosa for election work from 2010 -2014.
The Bribery Commission alleged that the first accused Johnston Fernando had unlawfully employed Sathosa employees for election work during the period 2011, while his tenure as the Cooperative and Internal Trade Minister. (NewsWire)