The Appeal Court today (May 21) announced that the revision petition filed by former Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa on the D.A. Rajapaksa museum case will be taken up for hearing on May 30.
Mr. Rajapaksa had filed the petition against the Special High Court's decision to reject his preliminary objections citing its jurisdiction to hear the misappropriation case.
The petition is being heard before Justices Arjuna Obeysekara and Achala Vengappulli at the Court of Appeal.
Mr Rajapaksa has been accused of misappropriating state funds upto Rs 33.9 million in the construction of the D.A. Rajapaksa memorial museum.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Auspicious times widely followed by candidates keeping with traditions will be taken into consideration by the Election Commission in fixing the date and time for the conduct on the Presidential polls.
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