Badulla District MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake has been further remanded until May 5 by the Badulla Magistrate’s Court in connection with a case filed by the Bribery Commission.
Badulla Magistrate Nujith de Silva issued the order over the alleged misappropriation of Rs. 1 million.
MP Dassanayake was taken into custody on March 27 in relation to three separate corruption-related cases, stemming from his tenure as Chief Minister of Uva Province in 2016.
According to the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), Dassanayake solicited funds from three state banks, claiming they were intended to purchase bags for preschool children in the province.
Two banks complied, granting him Rs. 1 million and Rs. 2.5 million, which were later transferred to his personal foundation account.
However, when a third bank refused to provide funds, Dassanayake allegedly retaliated by withdrawing the Uva Provincial Council’s fixed deposits from that institution.
He was previously granted bail by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court on two separate occasions regarding related cases, but was subsequently remanded again after being produced before the Badulla Magistrate’s Court on corruption charges.
