INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Former Minister Johnston Fernando, who was arrested by the CID over the occurrence of a high-end lorry allegedly belonging to him found
parked at a star-class hotel properties, has actually been remanded until October 30 by Colombo Fort Magistrate.He has actually been
arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) over the possession of an unlawfully put together luxury car and produced before the
Colombo Fort Magistrates Court this evening.The Former MP was detained after he had reached the CID today (23) to offer a declaration
relating to the unregistered BMW vehicle, presumably belonging to him, which was just recently discovered suspiciously parked at a
star-class hotel in Colombo.A petition submitted by Fernando, seeking an order to avoid his arrest over the occurrence, was taken up for
consideration yesterday (22 )
During the hearing, his lawyers notified the court that Fernando was prepared to appear before the CID today to provide a declaration on the
matter.Meanwhile, the Colombo High Court today also released an arrest warrant on former parliamentarian Johnston Fernando, for failing to
appear before the court over a case versus him for supposedly including Sathosa workers in election work from 2010 to 2014
3 individuals including the former minister stand implicated of using 153 Lanka Sathosa employees for political functions, while Fernando
was serving 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 this morning (Oct 23), the
arrest warrant was issued as Johnston Fernando stopped working to appear before the court.His attorney notified the court that his client
was at the CID providing a statement regarding the unregistered luxury vehicle allegedly belonging to him, which was discovered parked at a
star-class hotel in Colombo.
