The trial in the case filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) against former Minister of Energy Kumara Jayakody on corruption charges commenced before the Colombo High Court today (17).
The case was taken up before Colombo High Court Judge Rashantha Godawela, said Ada Derana reporter.
The charges against the accused, former Minister Kumara Jayakody were read out in open court, to which he pleaded not guilty.
Thereafter, the trial commenced, said Ada Derana reporter.
According to the charges, the accused, while serving as Procurement and Import Manager at the Lanka Fertilizer Company in 2016, allegedly caused a loss of over Rs. 8.85 million to the government by acting in a manner that provided an undue advantage to a private company during a procurement process related to carpeting work at the Hunupitiya warehouse complex.
