The former Chairman of the Land Reclamation and Development Corporation, Mr. Liyanarachchige Prasad Harshan de Silva, was arrested by the investigation officers of the Commission yesterday (15.05.2025). The arrest was made in connection with an ongoing investigation regarding allegations of causing a loss to the government by selecting an entity to arrange the opening ceremony of a project implemented under the Land Reclamation and Development Corporation, bypassing the procurement procedures and spending Rs. 27.6 million from the project funds when no allocation was made for such a ceremony.
The arrested suspect is to be produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court.
