Colombo High Court Judge Mohamed Mihail on Thursday postponed the delivery of judgments in four Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption cases filed against former Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena to May 26, 2026.
The verdicts had originally been scheduled for delivery on April 30. The judge ordered that the four judgments be pronounced together on the new date.
The Bribery Commission alleges that Gunawardena, while serving as Chairman of the National Lotteries Board in 2006, caused a financial loss to the state by procuring vehicles for the Board on a rental basis. The four cases relate to the same vehicle-rental arrangement.
Sarana Gunawardena previously served as a deputy minister under the Mahinda Rajapaksa administration. The CIABOC has been pursuing the cases through the High Court system for several years.
The four-week postponement keeps the matter active in the broader accountability docket that has been moving through the courts in 2026.
Sources: Ada Derana, Daily Mirror, Newswire.
