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Sajin de Vass Gunawardena

Sajin de Vass Gunawardena

Former Member of Parliament · Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP)

CHARGES PENDING
Verified 7 Sep 2026

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Sajin de Vass Gunawardena is facing charges.

Investigation under Section 23 of the Bribery Act after alleged failure to disclose acquired assets; separate reporting places the allegedly unexplained assets at about Rs. 243.8 million.

The full running account, event by event, is in the Timeline and Court Cases tabs below.

Sajin de Vass Gunawardena legal timeline

  1. 22 August 2026

    Hearing

    Reporting had scheduled the matter for 22 August 2026, but the current dataset does not establish the outcome of that date.

    Court: Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court

    Sources (5)
  2. 31 March 2026

    Bail Granted

    Bail granted 31 Mar 2026; next date was reported as 22 Aug 2026.

    Court: Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court

    Sources (5)
  3. 9 March 2026

    Remanded

    Sajin de Vass Gunawardena was arrested by the Bribery Commission (CIABOC) when he appeared to give a statement, then produced before Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama, who remanded him. CIABOC alleges he acquired about Rs. 243.8 million in assets that he did not account for; the allegation has not been tested in court.

    Court: Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court

    Sources (5)