The case filed against two accused including former Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa for allegedly misappropriating Rs.29.4 million of funds belonging to Divi Neguma Department was yesterday fixed for June 15 by Colombo High Court judge Gihan Kulatunga.
President’s Counsel Jayantha Weerasinghe appearing for Basil Rajapaksa informed Court that he is expecting to make a special request on behalf of his client on the next hearing date.
The Attorney General had filed indictments against the former Minister and the former Director General of Divi Neguma Department Kithsiri Ranawaka in the Colombo High Court for allegedly printing 5 million almanacs with the image of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, costing Rs.29.4 million, to be used as election propaganda material during the January-2015 Presidential election.
The Attorney General alleged that by printing these almanacs between November 23 and December 31, 2014, these accused had attempted to influence citizens of this country to vote for presidential candidate Mahinda Rajapaksa. The AG maintained that the act of the accused deems guilty of the offence of bribery in accordance with Section 79 of the Presidential Election Act No 15 of 1981.
Furthermore,the two accused had been charged under the Public Property Act No 12 of 1982 to file misappropriation charges. The AG had listed 32 people as witnesses in the case.
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