The Supreme Court today (Oct 1) suspended the examination of witness statements by the Special High Court in a case against former defence secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa until October 14.
The interim order was issued after considering an appeal petition filed by Rajapaksa on the Special High Court's decision to reject his preliminary objections on the case.
A three-member judge bench headed by Justice L.T.B. Dehideniya ordered that the petition would be taken up on October 11.
Rajapaksa is facing a trial at the Special High Court for misappropriating state funds worth Rs 33.9 million in the construction of the D A Rajapaksa Memorial museum.
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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