Three witnesses in the case against former Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa have been granted permission to travel overseas.
The witnesses were granted permission by the three member judge bench of the Special High Court when the case was taken up today (Jan 25).
The trial-at-bar comprising Justices Sampath Abeykoon, Sampath Wijeratne, and Champa Janaki Jayaratne also announced that the next hearing would take place on January 30.
The case is pertaining to the misuse of state funds amounting upto Rs 30 million in the construction of the D.A Rajapaksa memorial museum.
The Cyclonic Storm “Ditwah” moved further north from Trincomalee today evening leaving a trail of destruction including more than 90 deaths, over 100 missing and tens of thousands displaced, officials said.
A third rescue attempt to save 28 people trapped on the rooftop of a farm building in Vithikuliya, Nikaweratiya, has failed due to the dangerous water surge from the Deduru Oya.
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