Event
Uva Provincial Council fixed deposits case
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Details
- Court
- Colombo Magistrate’s Court
- Allegation
- Causing financial losses to the Government by withdrawing more than Rs. 17.3 million from fixed deposit accounts of the Uva Provincial Council while Chief Minister, according to the bribery commission’s case
- Status
- On 3 November 2026 Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama ordered the case taken up again on 9 February 2027 after considering a report from the commission; he had earlier been released on bail in it; no verdict reported
Coming court dates
- 9 Feb 2027
- Case to be taken up again in the Colombo Magistrate’s Court
Connections (1)
- Chamara Sampath Dassanayake / Accused in; case fixed for 9 February 2027 / Uva Provincial Council fixed deposits caseAllegation
- The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court fixed 9 February 2027 for the case the bribery commission filed over the withdrawal of more than Rs. 17.3 million from Uva Provincial Council fixed deposit accounts while he was Chief Minister, after considering a report from the commission. The article says he had earlier been released on bail in the case and carries no response from him.3 Nov 2026 · Ada Derana · Court to consider corruption case against MP Chamara Sampath in February 2027