Colombo HC postpones ‘Sathosa’ case against Johnston Fernando

Colombo HC postpones ‘Sathosa’ case against Johnston Fernando

March 26, 2025   03:31 pm

The case filed by the Bribery Commission against  former Minister Johnston Fernando and two others was taken up for hearing once again before the Colombo High Court today (26).

The case has been filed by the Bribery Commission, alleging that the trio caused financial losses to the government by unlawfully engaging the employees of the Cooperative Wholesale Establishment (CWE/Lanka Sathosa) in political activities during Fernando’s tenure as the Minister of Cooperatives and Internal Trade.

The hearing took place before Colombo High Court Judge Navaratne Marasinghe, during which evidence was recorded on behalf of the prosecution.  

Following this, the High Court Judge then postponed the case until June 23 for further hearing.  

The Bribery Commission had filed the case against Johnston Fernando, former Lanka Sathosa chairman Eraj Fernando and former Working Director of Lanka Sathosa Mohamed Shakeer, for allegedly using 153 employees of Lanka Sathosa in political activities while Johnston was serving as a minister between 2010 and 2014 and thereby causing a loss to the tune of Rs. 40 million to the government.

Disclaimer: All the comments will be moderated by the AD editorial. Abstain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or slanderous. Please avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment and avoid typing all capitalized comments. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by flagging them(mouse over a comment and click the flag icon on the right side). Do use these forums to voice your opinions and create healthy discourse.



NOTE:- Due to legal contstraints, the Ada Derana Editorial team has taken a decision to disable comments on all articles concerning ongoing court procedures.

Most Viewed Video Stories

LIVE🔴 Ada Derana Prime Time News Bulletin 6.55 pm

LIVE🔴 Ada Derana Prime Time News Bulletin 6.55 pm

🔴LIVE - Ada Derana Midday Prime News Bulletin - 2025.03.29

Powerful earthquake rocks Myanmar and Thailand and kills more than 150 people

'No govt. is obligated to protect military commanders' - Sarath Fonseka (English)

Allegations against MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake raised during COPE meeting (English)

India officially announces PM Modi's Sri Lanka visit (English)

IUSF convenor remanded over protest near Health Ministry (English)

LIVE🔴 Ada Derana Prime Time News Bulletin 6.55 pm