By Ranjith Padmasiri Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody, who was indicted on corruption charges, was released on bail by the Colombo High Court on Friday after having his fingerprints taken. Colombo High Court Judge Rashantha Godawela also ordered that a report on Mr Jayakody’s fingerprints be submitted to court. He gave the order when releasing the [...]
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Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody, who was indicted on corruption charges, was released on bail by the Colombo High Court on Friday after having his fingerprints taken.
Colombo High Court Judge Rashantha Godawela also ordered that a report on Mr Jayakody’s fingerprints be submitted to court. He gave the order when releasing the minister on two surety bails of Rs. 1 million each.
Minister Jayakody leaves the court premises after being released on bail
The minister appeared in court in answer to the summons issued to him. After indictments were served on Mr Jayakody, Nalinda Indatissa, PC, appearing for the accused, requested the court to release his client on bail.
While granting bail, the judge also scheduled the case’s pre-trial conference for May 6 and ordered the accused to be present in court on that date.
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has indicted the minister on two counts: facilitating a private company to make undue financial profits and causing a loss of over Rs 8.8 million to the state while serving as the procurement manager of the Lanka Fertiliser Company in 2016.
CIABOC’s Assistant Director Asitha Anthony led the prosecution while Nalinda Indatissa, PC, with Attorney-at-Law Akalanda Ukwatta, appeared for the accused.
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