The Colombo High Court has postponed the delivery of verdicts in four cases filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) against former Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena until 9 June.

The order was issued by Colombo High Court Judge Mohamed Mihail.

The verdicts in the four cases filed by the Bribery Commission against Gunawardena were scheduled to be delivered today.

However, when the cases were taken up, the judge informed court that the judgments had not yet been prepared.

Accordingly, the court ordered that the verdicts will be delivered on 9 June.

The cases were filed by the Bribery Commission against former Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena over allegations that, while serving as Chairman of the National Lotteries Board in 2006, he caused losses to the State through the procurement of vehicles for the institution on a rental basis.