Keheliya Rambukwella arrested and bailed in two CIABOC investigations
Regarding Keheliya Rambukwella
What happened?
On 18 August 2026 the Bribery Commission arrested former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella in two investigations. The first concerns alleged interference with the inquiry into the suspected theft of the Sandagala moonstone at Kundasale. The second concerns the alleged recruitment of six employees beyond the approved Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation cadre and their attachment to his personal staff while Minister of Mass Media, with a reported state loss of about Rs. 14.3 million.
Magistrate Asanga Bodaragama granted bail the same day: two personal bonds of Rs. 1 million each plus a foreign travel ban in the Sandagala matter, and two personal bonds of Rs. 5 million each in the Rupavahini matter.
What changed?
He was arrested but not remanded; he is out on bail with a travel ban in one matter. An arrest and bail are not a finding of guilt.
What happens next?
No confirmed next step yet. The reports give no next court date.
The case
People involved
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