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Johnston Fernando
Listed from published reports. Appearing here is not a finding of wrongdoing. The custody or bail mark follows the dated status line below and may be out of date.
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Details
- Role
- Former Minister of Cooperative and Internal Trade; minister of roads, highways and ports from November 2019
- Status
- Corruption trial ordered to resume, August 2026; bailed in a second case, September 2026; no verdict reported
Connections (5)
- 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
- Johnston Fernando / Suspect in; bailed September 2026 / Polgolla auditorium chairs caseAllegation
- He and the owner of Design Point (Pvt) Ltd are suspected of arranging for chairs for the Polgolla Mahinda Rajapaksa Auditorium to be bought from that company and not from the lowest qualifying bidder, causing a loss of Rs. 7.9 million. The Colombo Chief Magistrate released both on two sureties of Rs. 2.5 million each with a travel ban.4 Sep 2026 · Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) · Johnston Fernando granted bail
- Johnston Fernando / Sworn in as minister by, November 2019 / Gotabaya Rajapaksa
- Sworn in by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat on 22 November 2019 as minister of roads and highways, and of ports and naval affairs.22 Nov 2019 · Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) · New Cabinet sworn-in
- Johnston Fernando / Named in / List of 50 cases tabled in Parliament, 8 October 2026Allegation
- Johnston Fernando / Accused in / Sathosa employees political activity caseAllegation
- The Bribery Commission alleges that from 2010 to 2014, while he was Commerce Minister, he had Sathosa employees removed from their official duties and assigned to political activities, causing a loss to the government. On 14 October 2026 he and two co-accused appeared in the Colombo High Court, where Judge Mohamed Mihal ordered the case called again on the 28th. The article does not name the month. It says no evidence was recorded that day, and that the third accused, Mohamed Sakeer, was absent because he was ill and being treated in the prison hospital, being on remand in another case.14 Oct 2026 · Hiru News · Sathosa case against Johnston Fernando postponed until the 28th