The case against Chief-of-Defence Staff Ravinda Wijegunaratne for harbouring a suspect by the name of 'Navy Sampath' will be taken before the Colombo Fort Magistrate on April 03.
Lieutenant Commander Chandana Prasad Hettiarachchi alias 'Navy Sampath' is a suspect in the case involving the abduction of eleven youths in 2008/09.
The CID today (Jan 16) had informed court that an investigation was ongoing pertaining to the phone call conversations that had taken place between the two individuals.
CID officials also requested court to postpone the case until a report is presented following the probe.
The Magistrate gave permission for the CID to conduct an investigation on Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne who is alleged to have threatened Navy Lt. Commander Galgamage Laksiri - a witness in the ongoing case.
Admiral Wijegunaratne who was released on bail was present during today's hearing.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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