Person
Harin Fernando
Listed from published reports. Appearing here is not a finding of wrongdoing.
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Details
- Role
- Minister of Tourism and Lands from July 2022; Minister of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure from September 2015
- Status
- Lost his seat in August 2024 after the Supreme Court upheld his expulsion from the SJB; arrested over an alleged election law violation, November 2024; no verdict reported
Connections (7)
- Harin Fernando / Posted an image of / Police intelligence memo of 11 April 2019
- On 21 April 2019 he tweeted the image of an internal police intelligence memo and report about a terror attack by the National Thawheed Jamath. He wrote that serious action was needed on why the warning was ignored.21 Apr 2019 · Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) · Harin tweets intelligence memo warning of a planned attack
- Harin Fernando / 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 Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure.4 Sep 2015 · Ada Derana · New Ministers sworn in
- Harin Fernando / Minister under, from July 2022 / Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Harin Fernando / Expelled by; upheld by the Supreme Court, August 2024 / Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB)
- On 9 August 2024 the Supreme Court ruled that the SJB’s decision to expel him and Manusha Nanayakkara was legally valid, dismissing their petitions. He was Tourism Minister at the time, and the ruling cost both men their parliamentary seats and portfolios.9 Aug 2024 · Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) · Harin, Manusha lose Parliamentary seats
- Harin Fernando / Arrested over / Badulla election campaign incident, November 2024Allegation
- Badulla Police arrested him on 20 November 2024 when he came to give a statement, over allegations of election law violations after a confrontation with police during campaigning in Badulla on 11 November. He had contested Badulla District for the New Democratic Front and did not win a seat. The article reports no response from him.20 Nov 2024 · Ada Derana · Former minister Harin Fernando arrested
- Harin Fernando / Special adviser to, 2024 / Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Harin Fernando / Revoked the interim committee for, December 2023 / Sri Lanka Cricket