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.
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has interdicted Colombo Fort Magistrate Kosala Senadheera.
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.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
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Two underworld criminals wanted for multiple crimes, including murder, were brought from Dubai to Sri Lanka, today (12).
Acting Attorney General Parinda Ranasinghe, was appointed as the Attorney General of Sri Lanka a short while ago.
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