CJ - 43 NOTICED BY COURT

Bribery Commission files charges over non-declaration of bank accounts

The Colombo Chief Magistrate yesterday noticed former Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake to appear in Court on September 16 to inquire into a complaint that she had failed to declare her assets in two current accounts held at the National Development Bank for 2010, 2011 and 2012.

The impeached CJ Bandaranayake had intentionally not declared her assets in two current accounts

Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya issued notice after considering a report filed in court by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption.

Bribery Commission Director Lakshmi Jayawickrama in her report said the impeached Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake had intentionally not declared her assets in two current accounts bearing numbers 10111000258 and 100002001368 at the NDB Bank in 2010, 2011 and 2012. She had thus violated the assets declaration as stated in Act No. 1 of 1975.

The Bribery Commission

Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake had intentionally not declared her assets in two current accounts

had listed six productions and seven witnesses to give evidence for the prosecution.