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The High Court fixed the corruption case against Wimal for September 13.
July 18, 2022

A corruption case filed against Minister Wimal Weerawansa was today fixed for September 13 by Colombo High Court Judge Nawaratne Marasinghe.
The Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption had filed indictments against Wimal Weerawansa for the alleged unlawful acquisition of money and assets, estimated at Rs.75 million, within six years while serving as a Minister between 2009 and 2015.
The Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption alleged that the Minister had committed this offence by way of undeclared assets between January 1, 2009, to December 31, 2014.
The indictments were filed under 39 incidents based on monitory and property transactions estimated at Rs.75 million.
The Bribery Commission's Director General alleged that the former Minister had unlawfully made 26 monitory transactions, constructed a house and purchased lands and vehicles in contravention of section 23(a) of the Bribery Act.
The Bribery Commission's Director General further alleged that Minister Weerawansa had owned these properties-deemed under the provision of the Act to be property acquired through bribery.
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