The case filed against Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP Rajitha Senaratne and two others over allegedly causing a loss to the Government when leasing out the Modara Fisheries harbour to a private company while he was Fisheries Minister in 2014 was yesterday fixed for March 30 by the Colombo High Court.
The case was taken up before Colombo High Court Judge Navaratne Marasinghe.
The Bribery Commission appearing for the prosecution handed over the relevant documents to the defence and the case will be taken up again on March 30 to study those documents and if there are any shortcomings, to present them before the court.
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption Director General filed indictments against former Minister Rajitha Senaratne, former Ceylon Fisheries Harbour Corporation (CFHC) Chairman Upali Liyanage and former CFHC Managing Director Neil Ravindra Munasinghe under Section 70 of the Bribery Act on five charges.
The Bribery Commission alleged that the former Minister had unlawfully taken a decision to lease out the Modara Fisheries harbour to Sea Gulf UK Private Ltd at a lower price between August 1, 2014 and November 1, 2014, while he was serving as the Fisheries Minister.
The Bribery Commission alleged that by knowing this transaction would cause unlawful loss to the Government, the former Minister had motivated the members of the CFHC Director board to lease out the fisheries harbour to Sea Gulf UK Private Ltd.
The indictments had been filed under five counts under Section 70 of the Bribery Act and Section 113 and 102 of the Penal Code. The prosecution had named 17 individuals as witnesses. The Bribery Commission further listed 55 documents as production items in the case.
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