Mohomadu Moinudeen Mohommad Ashardeen
Kurunegala Municipal Councillor and Deputy Mayor; party membership was reported suspended after the arrest · All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC)
Overview
- Status
- IN REMAND
- Current Case
- Alleged solicitation of Rs. 5 million, later reduced, and acceptance of Rs. 3 million in connection with a municipal cleaning tender; CIABOC also alleged a requested monthly payment of Rs. 500,000.
- Next Hearing
- 21 May 2026
- Last Verified
- 9 May 2026
The short version
Mohomadu Moinudeen Mohommad Ashardeen is currently in remand. Alleged solicitation of Rs. 5 million, later reduced, and acceptance of Rs. 3 million in connection with a municipal cleaning tender; CIABOC also alleged a requested monthly payment of Rs. 500,000. Remanded to 21 May 2026 in the latest located court report.
How did we get here?
- 21 May 2026
Hearing
(past; later outcome not located)
Court: Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court
- 9 May 2026
Remand Extended
Court: Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court
- 8 May 2026
Remanded
Court: Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court
Court cases
Alleged solicitation of Rs. 5 million, later reduced, and acceptance of Rs. 3 million in connection with a municipal cleaning tender; CIABOC also alleged a requested monthly payment of Rs. 500,000.
What’s happened
Remanded to 21 May 2026 in the latest located court report.
- Court
- Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court
- Next hearing / due
- 21 May 2026
Political career
Ministerial positions
No ministerial positions publicly confirmed.
Other political positions
Kurunegala Municipal Councillor and Deputy Mayor; party membership was reported suspended after the arrest
Dates not publicly confirmed
Party history
Party membership was suspended with immediate effect on 9 May 2026 pending investigations/legal proceedings. Suspension is not an expulsion or resignation.