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Sajin Vass Gunawardena

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 The custody or bail mark follows the dated status line below and may be out of date.

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Role

Former Member of Parliament; former chief executive of the state budget airline Mihin Lanka

Status

Arrested 9 March 2026 and bailed on 31 March 2026; separately indicted on 16 March 2026; no verdict reported

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Last checked

12 Oct 2026 (what this means)

Connections (3)

• Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption / Arrested, March 2026 / Sajin Vass GunawardenaAllegation
  • Arrested on 9 March 2026 when he came to the commission to give a statement, over allegedly earning assets worth Rs. 243.8 million illegally.9 Mar 2026 · Newswire · Former MP Sajin Vass Gunawardena arrested
  • Held on remand until 31 March 2026, when the Colombo Chief Magistrate released him on two sureties of Rs. 5 million each with a ban on foreign travel. The article carries no response from him beyond his lawyer’s request for bail.31 Mar 2026 · Newswire · Sajin Vass granted bail in illegal assets case
• Sajin Vass Gunawardena / Arrested and bailed in / Sajin Vass illegal assets caseAllegation
  • The commission told the court the charges concern undisclosed assets between 2015 and 2026, and that he and his family made 27 foreign trips without submitting expense reports.31 Mar 2026 · Newswire · Sajin Vass granted bail in illegal assets case
• Sajin Vass Gunawardena / Indicted in / Mihin Lanka aircraft lease caseAllegation
  • Indicted in the Colombo High Court on 16 March 2026 on four charges, including causing losses to the government by leasing an aircraft for Mihin Lanka outside the tender process. He was the airline’s chief executive.16 Mar 2026 · Newswire · Indictments filed against Sajin Vass Gunawardena