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Petition seeking dismissal of Avant-Garde case to be heard on Feb 27
The petition filed seeking the dismissal of the Avant-Garde case against former Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa will be taken up for further hearing on February 27.
This was announced when the petition was taken up before the Court of Appeal today (Feb 25).
The Appeal Court had previously issued an interim order on hearing the case at the Colombo Chief Magistrates Court.
The case against Mr. Rajapaksa and seven others was filed by the Bribery Commission for allegedly causing losses amounting to Rs 11.4 billion to the government by allowing a floating armoury to operate in the country.
Presidents Counsel Romesh de Silva who appeared on behalf of the former Defence Secretary today made an oral submission before the two-member judge bench comprising Justices Achala Vengappulli and Arjuna Obeysekara.
Former Defence Secretary Rajapaksa had filed the appeal petition claiming that the case filed against him at the Colombo Chief Magistrates court was done without obtaining prior written approval from the Commission of Bribery and Corruption.
He also requested the Appeal Court to issue an interim order on the verdicts issued against his objections on the case by the Colombo Chief Magistrates Court and the Colombo High Court.
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