MMC faces woman smuggling charge
Ruling UNF Colombo Municipal Council Member Roy Bogahawatte who had allegedly attempted to smuggle a woman to Switzerland using a forged passport will be indicted in the High Court soon.

An Attorney General's Department official said much of the paper work in connection with the case was now over and action would be taken to charge the MMC under the Immigration and Emigration Act.

The MMC and the woman who was said to be his secretary were enroute to Switzerland, with the latter allegedly using a forged passport when they were detected in Dubai and deported to Sri Lanka early June.

The MMC had obtained the visa for his wife and then allegedly affixed the photo of his secretary to his wife's passport to smuggle her out of the country.

An immigration officer who was on duty at the BIA has been transferred to the head office pending inquiries for failing to detect the alleged forgery which was said to be quite apparent.

The CID which probed the case then referred the matter to the AG's Department.

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