Police question Gotabaya over Sugeeswara’s “two salaries”
Police have recorded a statement from former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa regarding the arrest of his secretary Sugeeswara Bandara over allegedly receiving two salaries under the expenditure head of the President while working as a Project Director at the Presidential Secretariat during the tenure of President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Police arrested Bandara on 18 June this year. […]
Colombo Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena questioned former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday in connection with the arrest of his former secretary, Sugeeswara Bandara. Bandara was apprehended on June 18th after being denied bail the previous day. He is currently remanded until September 9th.
The arrest stems from allegations that Bandara received two salaries while serving as a Project Director at the Presidential Secretariat during Ranil Wickremesinghe's presidency. Police are also investigating claims that state vehicles were abused and employees were utilized for political purposes while Bandara held these positions.
The Central Crime Investigation Bureau is probing the alleged misuse of Rs. 1.93 million when Bandara was a secretary to the President, and an additional Rs. 4.26 million during his tenure as a Project Director. Prosecutors informed the court that these offenses violate Section 5(1) of the Public Property Act and relevant Penal Code provisions.
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