Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court yesterday temporally removed the travel restriction imposed on former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage, allowing him to travel to Singapore for three-months.
Accordingly, former Minister’s passport was ordered to be released. The former Minister’s passport was impounded over a corruption case filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption.
The corruption case filed in the Magistrate's Court against Mr Aluthgamage and another official at the Sports Ministry, over a fraud said to have taken place, when importing sports equipment to sports clubs.
The case was fixed for trial on July 13.
The government today granted permission for an Iranian warship with 208 on board to enter the country.
The United States has told Sri Lanka that the disposition of the Iranian naval vessel IRIS Bushehr and its crew is a matter for Colombo to resolve under its own laws and international obligations, while signalling it is in active talks with Sri Lanka to contain Iran’s threat to US interests.
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