National Lotteries Board employee misuse case
Current status of the National Lotteries Board employee misuse case
Alleged offence under Section 70 of the Bribery Act involving three National Lotteries Board employees allegedly used for political activities while he was Finance Minister.
What’s happened
Released on bail with two sureties of Rs.1 million each and a travel ban.
- Court
- Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court
- Next hearing / due
- 3 November 2026
National Lotteries Board employee misuse case timeline
- 3 November 2026
Next Hearing
The matter is scheduled to return to court on 2026-11-03. Reported context: 2026-11-03 (Next reported date in National Lotteries Board matter)
Court: Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court
- 31 August 2026
Arrested
CIABOC arrested Ravi Karunanayake after recording a statement from him over the alleged use of National Lotteries Board employees for political work, and produced him before the Colombo Additional Magistrate the same day.
Court: Colombo Additional Magistrate's Court
Sources (3)
- 31 August 2026
Bail Granted
The magistrate (Liyan Warushavithana) released him the same day on two sureties of Rs. 1 million each with an overseas travel ban. Daily FT dates the bail order 1 September; Newswire, Daily Mirror and Newsfirst report 31 August.
Court: Colombo Additional Magistrate's Court
Sources (4)