Prasanna Ranatunga the former Chief Minister of the Western Province, who was convicted of demanding a 64-million-rupee extortion payment from a businessman in exchange for granting approval to reclaim land in the Kolonnawa-Meethotamulla area—has yet to pay 9 million rupees (90 lakhs), which is a portion of the 25-million-rupee fine imposed on him by the Colombo High Court.” It is reported that the payment has not been made. This was disclosed when the case was taken up again yesterday (5).
During the proceedings, former Minister Prasanna Ranatunga, through his lawyer, requested additional time to pay the remaining balance. Consequently, High Court Judge Udesh Ranatunga ordered that the case be called again on February 1st of next year for the payment of the outstanding amount.