Avant Garde: BC files case against Gota and 7 others

31 August 2016 03:31 pm

The Bribery Commission today filed a case in the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court against former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Avante Garde Chairman Nissanka Senadipathi and six others on charges of corruption under the Bribery Act

The BC said the suspects had committed the offence by permitting the Avant Garde Maritime Services to operate a floating armory supporting AGMS to earn Rs.11.4 billion causing a huge financial loss to the government.

The other six suspects are Sujatha Damayanthi, Palitha Piyasiri Fernando, Karunaratne Bandara Adhikari, Somathilaka Dissanayake, Jayanath Sirikumara Colambage and Jayantha Perera.

The case is to be taken up in Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court today. (Shehan Chamika Silva)