Former Deputy Minister Sarath Kumara Gunaratne who was arrested by the CID on charges of misappropriating Rs. 12 million at the State's Incorporation of Fisheries and Habour, was ordered to be further remanded till January 20 by Colombo Additional Magistrate Buddhika Sri Ragala.
The CID today told court that there was another individual, a cousin of first suspect Gunaratne was found as a suspect to the allegations and expecting to be apprehended soon.
They said that several attempts to take suspect, Upul Chandana Kumarasinghe into CID custody were failed because the suspect was not at the residence.
There were six individuals found as suspects at the initial investigation conducted by the President's Commission and later produced four suspects before court on the instructions of the Attorney General by the CID.
Mr. Gunaratne was the fifth suspect arrested in connection with the allegations and one more to be apprehended.
The CID charged the suspect under section 386 (misappropriation), 112 (conspiracy) and 102 (abatement) of the penal code and the section 5(1) of the Public Property Act.
Earlier, Counsel Sampath Mendis who appeared on behalf of the suspect moved bail on exceptional circumstances considering the critical health condition of the suspect and his wife.
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