Businessman and former Parliamentarian Tiran Alles and two others were remanded today until November 10 by the Colombo High Court over the case of of misappropriating public funds at the Reconstruction and Development Agency (RADA) in 2006.
High Courts Judge Kusala Sarojini Weerawardhana ordered to remand two others: Dr Saliya Wickramasuriya, former Chief Operating Officer (COO) of RADA, and Jayantha Dias Samarasinghe, a former accountant of the agency, who appeared before the court today after a notice was issued.
Courts directed the Judicial Medical Officer (JMO) to submit a report to courts over the healh conditions of Mr Alles after he sought a bail application on medical basis.
In terms of the indictment, the funds were for building a housing complex for the 2004 tsunami victims.
The four have been charged under the Public Property Act, both for alleged misappropriation and breach of trust. The moneys had allegedly been misappropriated from the State-backed Reconstruction and Development Agency (RADA). The moneys were meant for the construction of 800 housing units in Trincomalee and Batticaloa, under a project titled Jayalanka.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
Israel, a major player in the global diamond and jewellery trade, has invited Sri Lankan gem and jewellery businessmen and designers to collaborate with Israeli diamond traders.
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