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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
- 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)

