Person
Anura Priyadharshana Yapa
Listed from published reports. Appearing here is not a finding of wrongdoing.
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Details
- Role
- Former Minister of Petroleum Industries; Minister of Disaster Management from September 2015
- Status
- Case fixed for trial on 27 January 2026; no verdict reported
Connections (2)
- Anura Priyadharshana Yapa / Charged in / CPC flood relief funds caseAllegation
- The Attorney General has filed five charges against him, his wife and six others, alleging that CPC money claimed as relief for people displaced by floods in 2014 was used for presidential election campaigning between December 2014 and January 2015. The Colombo High Court fixed the trial for 27 January 2026.8 Jan 2026 · Ada Derana · Ex- Minister Anura Priyadharshana Yapa's case fixed for trial on Jan. 27
- Anura Priyadharshana Yapa / Sworn in as minister before, September 2015 / Maithripala Sirisena
- Sworn in before President Maithripala Sirisena on 4 September 2015, in the cabinet of the national government, as Minister of Disaster Management.4 Sep 2015 · Ada Derana · New Ministers sworn in