Jayantha Samaraweera remanded till October 5
September 28, 2016 06:15 pm
UPFA MP Jayantha Samaraweera, who was arrested by the Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID), has been remanded till October 05 by the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court.
He was produced before Fort Additional Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne after being arrested regarding alleged misuse of government vehicles.
Samaraweera, who is a member of the National Freedom Front (NFF), was arrested in connection with an ongoing probe into the misuse of Presidential Secretariat vehicles in the Presidential Election campaign in 2015.
The FCID is investigating a complaint that 13 private vehicles hired by the Presidential Secretariat and handed over to the Ministry of Housing Construction and Engineering Services was given to the NFF for use during the Presidential Election campaign.
