Deputy Minister of Fisheries to be Charged For Misappropriating Rs11.5 million

Former Deputy Minister Sarath Kumara Gunaratne and five others are accused of misappropriating Rs. 11.5 million, which had been allocated for Negombo lagoon development. He was been  on 2nd of January in this case and he is out on bail now.

When the case was taken up today (31), the Criminal Investigation Department informed the Colombo Chief Magistrate, Lal Ranasinghe that they will soon file charges against former Deputy Minister Sarath Kumara Gunaratne and five others.

The case will be taken up again on 22nd of March 2018.