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Bail guarantor requests release in high-profile fraud case
By AJA Abeynayake
A bail guarantor for Tushara Janaka Jayawardena, a former company director accused of defrauding approximately 90 million rupees, has sought to be relieved of his bail responsibilities. Jayawardena allegedly forged the signatures of fellow directors to open a bank account in the company’s name without their consent and diverted company funds into the account.
The request was made to Nugegoda Magistrate Ruchini Jayawardena by attorney Rangha Wickramasinghe, who cited the guarantor’s plans to leave the country for foreign employment. The magistrate directed the guarantor to secure a replacement by January 20, stating that further orders would be issued upon the submission of a new guarantor.
The case originates from a complaint lodged by Helitha Devmin Fonseka, a director of Heli Associates International Pvt Ltd, based in Nawala, Nugegoda. The company, which supplies furniture and equipment to local and international hotels, accused Jayawardena of embezzling funds after being appointed as a director following the death of Fonseka’s father in 2020. Jayawardena was later named the company secretary.
Documents containing the forged signatures of Fonseka and his mother were submitted for forensic analysis, with preliminary findings confirming that Fonseka’s signature had been falsified. Investigators also flagged a risk of Jayawardena fleeing the country, leading the magistrate to impose a travel ban.
The court has ordered the submission of banking records linked to both the complainant and the suspect to establish the full extent of the fraud. Investigations are ongoing, and a request to lift the travel ban was denied.
The Chartered Computer Institute of Sri Lanka was established in 1976 as the premier and sole body representing professionals in the Information and Communication Technology sector in Sri Lanka. It has recognized the importance of establishing the Sri Lanka Chartered Computer Association as the main professional organization to act on behalf of the interests of professionals representing the computer sector in Sri Lanka, which should be treated equally with other professional organizations that have obtained chartered status and other formal recognition.
Accordingly, taking into account a resolution furnished by the Hon. President, the Cabinet of Ministers has decided to grant policy approval for the establishment of the Chartered Computer Institute of Sri Lanka and to instruct the Legal Draftsman to prepare a draft bill in line with the proposed objectives.
it has become essential to introduce appropriate revisions to the Drug Dependent Persons (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Act No 54 of 2007 so that a proper formal mechanism can be maintained in treatment and rehabilitation.
Accordingly, considering a resolution forwarded by the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs, the Cabinet of Ministers decided to grant the policy approval to revise the Drug Dependent Persons (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Act No 54 of 2007 and direct the Legal Draftsman to formulate a draft bill including the relevant amendments.
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation to appoint Mrs. O. T. M. I. Thilakarathne, the senior most officer in Sri Lanka Surveyors’ Service serving as an Additional Surveyor General of that Department to the Post of Surveyor General that will be vacant from 20.08.2026.
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