Sarana ready to plead guilty in assets case
October 26, 2016 02:11 pm
Former Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena has apprised the court his willingness to plead guilty to charges of failing to declare assets and liabilities, Ada Derana reporter said.
This was informed at the Colombo Magistrate’s Court by a Counsel who appeared on behalf of the former Deputy Minister this morning (26).
The Bribery Commission has filed two cases against Gunawardena following his failure to declare assets and liabilities from 2005 - 2007 while he was serving as the Chairman of the National Lotteries Board.
Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya released the suspect on a personal bail of Rs.100,000.
The case will be taken up for hearing again on 5 January, 2017.