Kapila bail surities remanded until May 13

Two men who stood as sureties for Kapila Chandrasena, the former Chief Executive Officer of Sri Lankan Airlines, were ordered to be remanded until May 13 by Colombo Additional Magistrate Lahiru Silva today (06).

The suspects, identified as Mohamed Rizwan and Mohamed Irshan from Sanchi Arachchi Watte near the Hulftsdorp court complex, appeared in court regarding the high-profile aircraft procurement case.

The court previously granted bail to Chandrasena on three personal bonds of Rs. 10 million each.

These two individuals presented themselves as sureties for two of those bonds.

However, the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Keselwatte Police informed the court that the suspects possessed no personal connection to Chandrasena.

Investigations revealed they accepted a payment of Rs. 15,000 each to act as bailors.

The suspects confessed to the police that they took the money following a request from two individuals named Deva and Tissa.

Court officials grew suspicious when it became apparent that the sureties would likely fail to produce the accused in court if required, given the lack of any relationship between the parties.

Following a formal complaint, the police arrested the duo after verifying the Grama Niladhari certificates they submitted.

Police highlighted to the court that such actions constitute a punishable offense under the Bail Act No. 30 of 1997.

The Magistrate rejected the bail application for the two suspects and directed the police to submit a comprehensive report detailing how they obtained the Grama Niladhari certificates used for the process.