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Development Lotteries Board bribery cases

Last verified 5 September 2026

Current status of the Development Lotteries Board bribery cases

CASE DISMISSED

8 bribery counts re: Development Lotteries Board vehicle-rental losses

What’s happened

Dismissed 30 Jul 2021 after the CIABOC prosecutor conceded that the 3 Bribery Commissioners' written approval had not been obtained before filing - a procedural defect, not an acquittal on the merits

Court
Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court
Next hearing / due
No upcoming hearing announced
Sources (1)

Development Lotteries Board bribery cases timeline

  1. 30 July 2021

    Case Dismissed

    Dismissed 30 Jul 2021 after the CIABOC prosecutor conceded that the 3 Bribery Commissioners' written approval had not been obtained before filing - a procedural defect, not an acquittal on the merits.

    Court: Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court

    Sources (1)