Oral submissions in the case filed against former President's chief-of-staff Gamini Senarath and three others commenced before the Special High Court today (Jun 03).
Deputy Solicitor General Thusith Mudalige commenced submissions by appearing for the Attorney General during today's court hearing.
At the conclusion of today's hearing, court postponed further hearing of oral submissions until June 07. This was announced by Justices Sampath Abeykoon, Sampath Wijeratne, and Champa Janaki Rajaratne before whom the case is being heard.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa's chief-of-staff Gamini Senarath, former Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Managing Director Piyadasa Kudabalage, and Lasantha Bandara have been named as the accused in the petition.
They are alleged to have misaapropriated Rs 500 million worth funds belonging to Litro Gas Lanka Pvt (Ltd.). Charges have been levelled against the suspects under the Public Property Act, Money Laundering Act, and the Penal code.
The Attorney General claims that the suspects had committed the fraud between February 1, 2014 and January 20, 2015.
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Customs have detected 228 mobile phones and tabs valued at over Rs 30 million left behind in the duty free shopping complex at the Banaranaike International Airport today, Customs officials said.
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