US EditionSri Lankan Cricket Legend Arjuna Ranatunga Set to Be Arrested over Oil Scam
Authorities allege Arjuna Ranatunga caused an 800 million rupee loss by canceling long-term fuel tenders and making costlier spot purchases during his petroleum ministry tenure.
- On Monday, authorities in Sri Lanka told a court they plan to arrest Arjuna Ranatunga on corruption charges from his time as petroleum minister, and the Bribery Commission said he will be arrested on his return.
- The Bribery Commission filings say three long‑term tenders were cancelled and spot purchases at higher prices allegedly cost the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation nearly Rs.800 million across 27 purchases in 2017, the equivalent of just over $5 million.
- Dhammika Ranatunga was produced to court and arrested Monday; he was granted bail with a travel ban, while Prasanna Ranatunga was arrested last month and is on a two-year suspended prison term.
- The next hearing on March 13 follows the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption's request to remand suspects as investigations continue, part of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's crackdown.
- At 62, the former captain faces legal scrutiny that commentators describe as a fall from grace; Arjuna Ranatunga, 62, 1996 World Cup-winning captain, is widely regarded as Sri Lanka's greatest cricketer.
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SL to arrest Ranatunga over oil scam
Sri Lankan cricket legend Arjuna Ranatunga set to be arrested over oil scam
Arjuna Ranatunga, who had led Sri Lanka to victory in the 1996 World Cup, is set to be arrested over corruption charges relating to his time as petroleum minister. The cricket legend currently is abroad and is set to be arrested upon his return to the island nation.
Sri Lanka: Former Cricketer Arjuna Ranatunga to be arrested over alleged oil scam - The Tribune
Sri Lanka's bribery commission informed on Monday that Former Cricketer and Minister Arjuna Ranatunga would be arrested and produced before court after he was named as a suspect in an incident in which an alleged loss of nearly Rs. 800 million was caused to the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) by implementing spot tenders at higher prices, as reported by Daily Mirror.
Sri Lanka: Former Cricketer Arjuna Ranatunga to be arrested over alleged oil scam
Sri Lanka's bribery commission informed on Monday that Former Cricketer and Minister Arjuna Ranatunga would be arrested and produced before court after he was named as a suspect in an incident in which an alleged loss of nearly Rs. 800 million was caused to the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) by implementing spot tenders at higher prices, as reported by Daily Mirror.
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