බදු නොගෙවා මෙරටට ගෙන්වූ සුඛෝපභෝගී මෝටර් රථයක් සම්බන්ධයෙන් ජොන්ස්ටන් වරද පිළිගනී

Daily Mirror and Newswire report that former minister Johnston Fernando disputed reports about a case heard at Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court on October 28.

Newswire also reports that he said he was not the vehicle’s owner and that a separate case had been filed in Gampaha Magistrate’s Court against the person who possessed it.

By contrast, WhatNews, Newsfirst, Hiru News and Daily Mirror report that Fernando admitted or intended to admit allegations tied to possessing a luxury vehicle brought into the country without taxes being paid, including tax evasion. Ada Derana reports that he pleaded guilty in the luxury vehicle case and says a verdict is due on November 11.

Newswire reports that Fernando called accounts of an admission to import tax fraud inaccurate and urged media organisations to correct their reporting and clarify the nature of the charges. The available reports do not resolve the difference between his account and the accounts describing tax-related allegations.

Written automatically by AI from the outlets’ own reports, and not reviewed by an editor. It can be wrong — the original report is the authority.