Event
Bribery commission inquiry into six ministers’ assets
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Details
- Opened
- Reported 30 December 2025, on a complaint filed 16 September 2025
- Status
- Complainant’s statement recorded 30 December 2025; no finding reported
Connections (7)
- Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption / Opened / Bribery commission inquiry into six ministers’ assetsAllegation
- According to a letter seen by the Daily Mirror, the commission’s Illegal Assets Division decided to investigate the assets of five cabinet ministers and one deputy minister under the Money Laundering Act, on a complaint filed on 16 September 2025 by Jamuni Kamantha Thushara of the Organisation Citizens’ Power against Corruption and Waste.30 Dec 2025 · Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) · Six ministers under bribery probe over their assets
- The complainant gave a statement for over three hours on 30 December 2025. The commission had not issued an official statement.31 Dec 2025 · Newswire · Bribery Commission records statement over complaint on assets of six ministers
- Nalinda Jayatissa / Named in / Bribery commission inquiry into six ministers’ assetsAllegation
- One of six office holders whose assets the commission’s Illegal Assets Division decided to investigate, named as Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip. The Daily Mirror could not reach the ministers for comment.30 Dec 2025 · Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) · Six ministers under bribery probe over their assets
- Bimal Rathnayake / Named in / Bribery commission inquiry into six ministers’ assetsAllegation
- One of six office holders whose assets the commission’s Illegal Assets Division decided to investigate, named as Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House. The Daily Mirror could not reach the ministers for comment.30 Dec 2025 · Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) · Six ministers under bribery probe over their assets
- Wasantha Samarasinghe / Named in / Bribery commission inquiry into six ministers’ assetsAllegation
- One of six office holders whose assets the commission’s Illegal Assets Division decided to investigate, named as Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development. The Daily Mirror could not reach the ministers for comment. The article also reports a separate complaint about his assets lodged by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya in September 2025.30 Dec 2025 · Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) · Six ministers under bribery probe over their assets
- Kumara Jayakody / Named in / Bribery commission inquiry into six ministers’ assetsAllegation
- One of six office holders whose assets the commission’s Illegal Assets Division decided to investigate, named as Minister of Energy. The Daily Mirror could not reach the ministers for comment.30 Dec 2025 · Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) · Six ministers under bribery probe over their assets
- Sunil Handunnetti / Named in / Bribery commission inquiry into six ministers’ assetsAllegation
- One of six office holders whose assets the commission’s Illegal Assets Division decided to investigate, named as Minister of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development. The Daily Mirror could not reach the ministers for comment.30 Dec 2025 · Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) · Six ministers under bribery probe over their assets
- Sunil Watagala / Named in / Bribery commission inquiry into six ministers’ assetsAllegation
- One of six office holders whose assets the commission’s Illegal Assets Division decided to investigate, named as Deputy Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs. The Daily Mirror could not reach the ministers for comment.30 Dec 2025 · Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) · Six ministers under bribery probe over their assets