The Colombo High Court yesterday issued summons on Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) General Secretary and Minister, Patali Champika Ranawaka and former Treasury Secretary P.B.Jayasundara to appear before Court on October 10 to testify in the the controversial RADA case filed against former MP Tiran Alles and three others.
This is for allegedly conspiring to misappropriate Rs.200 million of public funds belonging to Reconstruction and Development Agency (RADA) in 2006. When the case came up before Colombo High Court Judge Vikum Kaluarachchi, Colombo High Court Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) Western Provincial Councilor Nishantha Sri Warnasinghe, the first witness in the case concluded giving evidence.
The Attorney General had filed indictments against the four accused-former Chairman of RADA Tiran Alles, former North and Eastern Provinces LTTE Financial Head Emil Kanthan, former Chief Operating Officer (COO) of RADA Saliya Wickramasuriya and Dr.Jayantha Dias Samarasinghe in connection with controversial RADA fraud.
The High Court had allowed the Attorney General to proceed with the case in absentia of former North and Eastern Provinces LTTE Financial Head Emil Kanthan, the second accused in the case.
The Attorney General had listed several witnesses including former Treasury Secretary P.B.Jayasundara, Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka, Provincial Councilor Nishantha Sri Warnasinghe and several others as witnesses in the case.
Deputy Solicitor General Dileepa Peiris with State Counsel Udara Karunatilleke appeared for the Attorney General. President’s Counsel Nalin Ladduwahetty with Hafeel Farisz appeared for the first accused Tiran Alles. President’s Counsel Shanaka Ranasinghe appeared for Emil Kanthan. President’s Counsel Anil Silva appeared for third accused.
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