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Case against Gammanpila over financial fraud re-fixed for July 05
The case filed against Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader Udaya Gammanpila over a fradulent share transaction has been re-fixed for July 05 by the Colombo High Court.
This was announced when the case was taken up before High Court Judge Dammika Ganepola today (Mar 11).
MP Gammanpila has been accused of forging the signature of an Australian national in order to prepare a legal document to sell shares belonging to the latter's company 19 years ago.
Subsequently, he is reported to have misappropriated funds amounting upto to Rs 21 million between September 26, 1996 and September 21, 1997.
Meanwhile, the Attorney General (AG) informed court that 13 documents and 21 witness statements would be submitted to prove another case in which four separate charges were levelled against the accused.
Court heard that charges included breach of trust, financial misappropriation and aiding and abetting a fraduelent deal would be filed against the suspect in due course.
Charges have also been levelled by the AG against Jayampathi Clary Perera alias Sydney Jayasinghe.
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