Ravi Karunanayake remanded over Bond Scam

March 17, 2021 06:22 pm

UPDATE (07.47 pm): Former Minister Ravi Karunanayake and 07 others who were ordered to be remanded over the 2016 Bond Scam have been brought to the Welikada Prison a short while ago.

The eight suspects have been directed to the quarantine center of the prison.

Former Minister Ravi Karunanayake has been remanded over the Central Bank Bond Scam issue in 2016.

Another 07 suspects have also been remanded along with the former United National Party (UNP) Minister.

They have been placed under remand custody until March 23.

The Attorney General, this morning (17), filed indictments against the suspects before the two Trials-at-Bar hearing the legal matters on Central Bank Treasury Bond auctions held between March 29 and March 31, 2016.

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