Event
CWE employees corruption case
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Details
- Court
- Colombo High Court
- Allegation
- Use of Cooperative Wholesale Establishment employees for duties unrelated to their jobs, at state expense
- Status
- Discharge set aside by the Court of Appeal, 4 August 2026; trial to resume
Connections (1)
- Johnston Fernando / Indicted in / CWE employees corruption caseAllegation
- He is alleged to have deployed CWE employees on duties unrelated to their jobs while Minister of Cooperative and Internal Trade. The Colombo High Court discharged him and two former CWE officials in May 2023 on a preliminary objection. On 4 August 2026 a five-judge Court of Appeal bench set that order aside and directed the trial to resume.4 Aug 2026 · Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) · Appeal Court orders resumption of Johnston Fernando corruption trial