After serving charge sheet for the suspect, Court fixed the trial of the case filed against former Parliamentarian Sajin Vass Gunawardena, who was accused of entering into an illegal contract worth Rs.883 million with a Singaporean company to obtain ground handling equipment for the Mihin Lanka Airline while serving as the ex- CEO of it.
The suspect pleaded not guilty to the charges and Colombo Additional Magistrate Aruni Attigalle fixed the trial for May 3.
His removal of the travel ban was also extended by the court till the next date.
Investigations had revealed that Mr. Gunawardena had entered into the three-year contract with Singaporean Company PPL Inter Private Limited in September 2015 for the supply of ground handling equipment to the airline.
Mr. Gunawardena as the then CEO was not only liable for not following correct tender procedure to seek services from the foreign company but had also disregarded responses from three other companies that showed a willingness to supply such equipment.
It was also revealed that Mr. Gunawardena had failed to state any specific reasons for granting the contract to the mentioned company.
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