Reply To:
Name - Reply Comment
Last Updated : 2023-02-01 09:49:00
The Colombo High Court today re-issued summons on the President and the Prime Minister to appear in court in the case against the United National Party’s former Secretary Tissa Attanayake for displaying a letter with forged signatures of the then presidential candidate Maithripala Sirisena and the then Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe during the 2015 presidential election.
Earlier, the High Court issued summons on the President and the Prime Minister to submit their evidence in court.
When the case was taken up for consideration in the absence of the main two witnesses, Additional Solicitor General Wasantha Navaratna Bandara told court that he was informed by the prosecution that the two witness would be unable to be present in court today.
Subsequently, High Court Judge Vikum Kaluarachchi also confirmed that the witnesses had informed the court in writing about the difficulty of appearing in court and requested convenient days to testify in the case.
The trial was fixed to be heard duringJuly 17 and 28, 2017.
Mr. Attanayake was indicted by the Attorney General on three counts of committing offences under the Penal Code, International Political and Civil Rights Convention and Presidential Election Act. (Shehan Chaika Silva)
Add comment
Comments will be edited (grammar, spelling and slang) and authorized at the discretion of Daily Mirror online. The website also has the right not to publish selected comments.
Reply To:
Name - Reply Comment
Sandya Kumari from Kotahena has been experiencing chest pains since 2015 and
History was made last week when two former executive presidents of Sri Lanka
“On the ill-fated day of 21st of April 2019, this island home was awoken ru
Friends,Family members, colleagues, schoolmates and admirers of Lasantha Wick
1 hours ago
1 hours ago