President’s former Chief of Staff, H.I.K. Mahanama and former Chairman of the State Timber Corporation, P. Dissanayake have been granted bail by the Colombo Magistrates Court.
The order was given when the case was taken up for hearing before the Colombo Magistrates Court earlier today.
The duo were remanded for allegedly soliciting a bribe of Rs.20 million from an Indian investor.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
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