Sugeeshwara Bandara further remanded

WhatNews (සිංහල), Sri Lanka Mirror and Hiru News (සිංහල) report that the Colombo Magistrate’s Court ordered Sugeeshwara Bandara remanded until October 28. WhatNews (සිංහල) reports that the order was made on October 21.

WhatNews (සිංහල) identifies Bandara as a former private secretary to former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and says the case relates to alleged government salary and allowance payments exceeding 220 million rupees. According to WhatNews (සිංහල), the payments were made under the presidential expenditure allocation while Bandara held two positions.

Sri Lanka Mirror reports that Magistrate Pasan Amarasena read the court’s order on October 21. The outlet says the Judicial Service Commission had advised the court that the case did not need to be moved to a different court.

Sri Lanka Mirror also reports that the magistrate instructed relevant bank officials to provide information about Bandara’s wife’s account and other accounts. The outlet says the court directed that inquiries be carried out and their results delivered to it.

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