The preliminary objections filed by two individuals including former President's chief-of-staff Kusumdasa Mahanama over a bribery case was rejected by the Colombo Special High Court today (Sept 10).
Making submissions before court, lawyers representing the accused said that the Bribery Commission had not submitted documents certifying that its three commissioners had granted approval to file the case.
However, lawyers appearing for the Bribery Commission informed court that producing such a document before court was not necessary.
Mr. Mahanama and former State Timber Corporation Chairman P. Dissanayake have been accused of soliciting a Rs 20 million bribe to facilitate the smooth transfer of the defunct Kantale Sugar factory to an Indian businessman.
Statements too had been recorded from the Indian businessman during today's hearing.
Further hearing on the case will take place tomorrow.
Tamar Amitai, a 25-year-old Israeli tourist who went missing in Uppuveli, Trincomalee, was found safe after a three-day joint search operation today.
The Colombo High Court today (28) sentenced former parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra to three years of Rigorous Imprisonment over charges of the involvement of an abduction.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe is firm about the President’s five-year tenure, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.
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