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Fowzie granted bail by High Court

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The Colombo High today ordered to release Samagi Jana Balawegaya parliamentarian A.H.M. Fowzie on bail in connection with a corruption case filed by the Bribery Commission.

The Bribery Commission filed this corruption case against parliamentarian A.H.M. Fowzie for allegedly causing a Rs.1.07 million unlawful loss to the government by misusing a vehicle belonging to the Disaster Management Centre. 

Parliamentarian A.H.M. Fowzie was ordered to be released on a cash bail of Rs.25,000 with two sureties of Rs.500,000 by Colombo High Court Judge Nawaratne Marasinghe. Meanwhile, the Court served indictments on the accused and case was fixed for On March 15.

President's Counsel Shavindra Fernando appearing for accused said the defence is expecting to raise preliminary objections against the indictments.(Lakmal Sooriyagoda)


  Comments - 4

  • Nana Friday, 24 February 2023 12:13 PM

    OLD IS GOLD. LUCKY MAN. FREE MAN. OK MARCH 15TH YOUR FREE BIRD. YOU WILL GET RAMADAN GIFT.

    Bandu Friday, 24 February 2023 12:58 PM

    By the time the case is heard we will all be dead and gone. Cases against politicos always drag on till kingdom come.

    Ram Friday, 24 February 2023 01:55 PM

    Raising Preliminary objections are unheard in the developed world. With the decision given on the objection the matter will go up in appeal and stalled for a few years

    Sri Friday, 24 February 2023 03:07 PM

    Our politicians protect one another ...all parties do except NPP...UNP; SJB; SLFP; SLPP and some others are all in one ..All are part and parcel of corrupted system that we have inherited since 1948 ..NPP want to change this but all those looted the public money don't want NPP to win . The plot is very much clear.


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