The case in which former DIG Vaas Gunawardene, his son Nipuna Gunawardene and his wife stand accused of abducting a student of the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) was taken up in court today.
High Court Judge Padmini N. Ranawaka set trial for February 6, 7 and 8, 2017. DIG Vaas Gunawardene’s wife and five other suspects were released on a cash bail of Rs. 50, 000each and two sureties of 5 lakhs.
DIG Vaas Gunawardene and his son Ravindu were sentenced to death in November 2015 for the murder of a businessman Mohamad Shiyam and are currently serving term.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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