Former Southern CM Shan Wijayalal De Silva Arrested Over Procurement Irregularities

Former Southern Chief Minister Shan Wijayalal De Silva has been remanded until June 12 by the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court, presided over by Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama. He was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) in connection with alleged procurement irregularities. Investigators allege that Rs. 165 million was misused to purchase chairs from a private institution outside the prescribed procurement process. The chairs were allegedly allocated to Members of Parliament and subsequently misplaced, leading to a loss for the government.

Former Southern Chief Minister Shan Wijayalal De Silva has been remanded until June 12 by the Hulftsdorp Chief Magistrate's Court. He was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) in connection with alleged procurement irregularities in 2019. Investigators allege that Rs. 16.5 million from Provincial Council members' allocations was misused to purchase 16,361 chairs from a private institution outside the prescribed procurement process, allegedly benefiting the institution and leading to a loss for the government.