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FR filed by Gamini Senarath, others fixed for support

The Supreme Court yesterday fixed for support, the Fundamental Rights petitions filed by former President's Chief of Staff Gamini Sedara Senarath and two others, for November 24.

They are seeking an order preventing the FCID from arresting him over a magisterial inquiry under the Public Property Act.

Counsel who appeared on behalf of the petitioners told court that Gamini Senarath and two others had been remanded till November 21 by the Magistrate's Court and sought a short date to support the petitions.

The two-judge-bench comprising Chief Justice Priyasath Dep and Justice Anil Goonaratne fixed the petitions for support on November 24.

Former Managing Director of of the Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Piyadasa Kudabalage and former Commissioner of Samurdhi Neil Bandara Hapuwinna had also filed two separate FR petitions.They have been named as suspects in a case for allegedly misusing Rs.4 billion in government funds by the Colombo Fort Magistrate.

Following a FCID request, the Fort Magistrate had also issued an order preventing them from leaving the country.

In their petitions, Gamini Sedara Senarath, former Managing Director of the Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Piyadasa Kudabalage and former Commissioner of Samurdhi Neil Bandara Hapuwinna had cited the members of Cabinet, Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara, the FCID Director, the Attorney General and several others as respondents. The petitioners maintained their imminent arrest by the FCID.

According to a B report filed before the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court, they have been accused of misusing government funds by illegally investing Rs.4 billion from the Rs.18.5 billion approved by the Cabinet in 2012.

The concerned funds had been the allocation for the Kollupitiya Grand Hyatt Regency Hotel to be constructed by a company affiliated to the Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation, but invested in the Hambantota Hyatt Regency Hotel project.

President's Counsel Romesh de Silva appeared for the petitioner. Deputy Solicitor General Thusith Mudalige appeared for the Attorney General. 


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