INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Former Minister Johnston Fernando, who was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) over the ownership of an unlawfully
assembled high-end lorry, has been produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrates Court
Fernando was jailed following his appearance at the CID today (23) to provide a statement concerning an unregistered BMW cars and truck
presumably linked to him, which was recently discovered suspiciously parked at a star-class hotel in Colombo
A petition submitted by Fernando, seeking an order to prevent his arrest over the event, was used up for consideration the other day (22 )
Throughout the hearing, his lawyers notified the court that Fernando was prepared to appear before the CID today to give a statement on the
The Colombo High Court today likewise provided an arrest warrant on previous parliamentarian Johnston Fernando, for stopping working to
appear before the court over a case against him for supposedly including Sathosa workers in election work from 2010 to 2014
Three persons consisting of the previous minister stand accused of using 153 Lanka Sathosa staff members for political functions, while
Fernando was working as the Minister of Co-operatives Internal Trade, resulting in a losses totaling up to Rs
40 million to the government
When the case was called previously Colombo High Court judge Manjula Thilakartne today (Oct 23), the arrest warrant was provided as Johnston
Fernando stopped working to appear before the court
His attorney informed the court that his client was at the CID providing a statement regarding the unregistered luxury cars and truck
apparently belonging to him, which was found parked at a star-class hotel in Colombo.
