Corruption Cases Against Former Civil Aviation Minister

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has filed three cases against former Minister of Civil Aviation Piyankara Jayaratne.

These cases have been filed in the Colombo High Court.

The charges against Jayaratne include:

Allegedly causing a loss of Rs 128,520 to the Civil Aviation Authority by printing 3,000 Vesak greeting cards.

Allegedly influencing Civil Aviation Authority officials to authorize a payment of Rs 360,000 to a private entity, resulting in financial loss.

Allegedly influencing Civil Aviation Authority officials to deposit Rs 494,000 into a National Savings Bank account in Chilaw, causing financial loss to the government.