Captain Tissa Wimalasena, the driver and security officer of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, was yesterday ordered to be further remanded till August 10 by the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly operating an illegal quarry on a government owned land in the Koratota area causing a loss of Rs.29 million to the government.
Additional Magistrate Chanima Wijebandara yesterday refused to grant bail on the suspect citing that there are no exceptional circumstances to release him on bail.
Wimalasena was arrested by FCID under the provisions of the Public Property Act and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
The suspect was charged with having operated a rock quarry, situated at the Land Reclamation Commission, claiming that it belonged to the Maga Neguma project.
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