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Johnston Fernando |
Former Minister Johnston Fernando was granted bail by the Wattala Magistrate’s Court yesterday after being in remand custody for four months in connection with a case linked to the alleged misuse of a Lanka Sathosa lorry.
When the case was taken up for hearing, the court ordered his release on four sureties of Rs. 500,000 each.
The court further directed that the case be recalled on 10 July.
Johnston Fernando, along with his elder son Johan Fernando, younger son Jerome Fernando, and a former transport manager of Lanka Sathosa, had been arrested and remanded following an investigation by the Police Financial Crimes Investigation Division into the alleged misuse of a Lanka Sathosa vehicle.
It was alleged that the lorry had been used for operations linked to an ethanol company reportedly owned by Fernando, resulting in an estimated loss of Rs. 2.5 million to the State.
