Former Minister Johnston Fernando, who was arrested by the CID earlier today (Oct. 23), has been remanded until October 30 by Colombo Fort Magistrate.
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Previous news updated on 2024/10/23 at 3:01 pm
Ex-Minister Johnston Fernando arrested
Former Minister Johnston Fernando has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
He had arrived at the CID this morning (Oct.23) to provide a statement regarding the unregistered luxury car, allegedly belonging to him, which was found parked at a star-class hotel in Colombo.
Earlier today, the Colombo High Court had also issued an arrest warrant on him for failing to appear before court over a case filed against misusing deploying Sathose employees in election work from 2010 to 2014.
