Badulla District Parliamentarian Chamara Sampath Dassanayake was further remanded until 5 May by the Badulla Magistrate’s Court (MC).

MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake was taken into custody on 27 March, over 3 separate corruption-related cases stemming from his tenure as the Chief Minister of Uva Province in 2016. 

According to the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), Dassanayake had solicited funds from 3 state banks, claiming they were intended to provide bags for preschool children in the province.

Two banks complied, granting him Rs. 1 million and Rs. 2.5 million, which were later transferred to his personal foundation account.