The Supreme Court today (Oct 11) ordered that the Special High Court postpone the examination of witness statements in the D.A Rajapaksa memorial museum case until December 14.
A three-member judge bench headed by Justice Buwaneka Aluvihare had issued the order after considering a revision petition filed by former Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa who is an accused in the case.
The revision petition has been fixed for support on December 20.
Rajapaksa had petitioned against the Special High Court's ruling to dismiss his preliminary objections over the case. The examination of witness statements in the case was expected to begin on October 15 at the Special High Court.
The former defence secretary is accused of misappropriating state funds worth Rs 33.9 million in the construction of the memorial museum.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
The Presidential election will be held on September 21, the Commission of Elections has decided.
The former leader of the New Sama Samaja Party (NSSP) and the New Left Front and well-known figure in left-wing politics in Sri Lanka, Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne, passed away at the age of 81.
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