BOI London exhibition spending case - arrest on open High Court warrant
Current status of the BOI London exhibition spending case - arrest on open High Court warrant
The Bribery Commission filed a case in the Colombo High Court on 25 Feb 2020 alleging that, as Minister of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion, Bogollagama improperly approved or influenced payments of about Rs. 1.17 million for hotel accommodation and Rs. 414,000 in other costs (about Rs. 1.5 million in total) for a BOI investment exhibition in London, contrary to Treasury guidelines, with several other defendants. He was reportedly living abroad as a diplomat and the court later directed that the trial proceed in his absence. On 7 October 2026 CIABOC arrested him when he arrived to give a statement, acting on an open warrant the Colombo High Court had issued in an ongoing case, and he was reportedly to be produced before Colombo High Court No. 11. The reports do not name the case.
What’s happened
The arrest on the warrant is a procedural step, not a verdict, and the allegations are unproven. Whether the warrant belongs to this case is inferred, not stated in the reports. No remand, bail or next date had been reported when verified.
- Court
- Colombo High Court
- Next hearing / due
- Next hearing not confirmed
BOI London exhibition spending case - arrest on open High Court warrant timeline
- 7 October 2026
Arrested
Bogollagama arrived at the Bribery Commission to give a statement and was arrested after questioning, on an open warrant issued by the Colombo High Court in an ongoing case. He was reportedly to be produced before Colombo High Court No. 11. The reports do not name the case.
Court: Colombo High Court
- 25 February 2020
Indicted
The Bribery Commission filed a case against Bogollagama and others in the Colombo High Court over about Rs. 1.5 million of BOI London exhibition spending approved while he was Minister of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion.
Court: Colombo High Court
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