Six accused released from D.A. Rajapaksa Museum case

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Colombo Permanent High Court-at-Bar today ordered to release six accused from the D.A. Rajapaksa Museum case filed by Attorney General.

At a previous occasion, President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa was ordered to be released from this case after taking into consideration the constitutional immunity of President from suit.

Accordingly, the indictments were proceeded against six accused, members of the director board of Land Reclamation and Development Corporation (LRDC) Chairman Prasad Harshan de Silva, Bhadra Udulawathi Kamaladasa, Sudammika Keminda Artigala, Saman Kumara Abraham Galappatti, Devage Mahinda Saliya and Srimathi Mallika Kumari Senadheera under seven counts for allegedly misappropriating LRDC funds of Rs.33.9 million.

President's Counsel Anil Silva appearing for the defence submitted to Court that they had made a request to the Attorney General urging to release six accused since case cannot be proceeded without the first accused. He further said defence had brought the attention of the Attorney General regarding the fact that due payment owed to LRDC have aalready made by D.A. Rajapaksa Foundation.

Deputy Solicitor General Dileepa Pieris appearing for the Attorney General inform the court that the Attorney General will not further prosecute the accused since the due payment owed to Land Reclamation and Development Corporation (LRDC) have been settled. He moved Court to release the six accused from the case in terms of section 194(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code.

Counsel appeared on behalf of the LRDC also admitted the fact that the Chairman of LRDC had issued a letter in this regard, confirming the fact that D.A. Rajapaksa Foundation has made due payment.

Taking into consideration the facts, Trial-at-Bar bench comprising High Court Judges Champa Janaki Rajaratne (President), Damith Thotawatte and Namal Balalle ordered to release the accused from the case.

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Comments - 14

Mokan Friday, 02 July 2021 01:09 PM

Unbelievable

Johan Friday, 02 July 2021 01:19 PM

They came to power to release all culprits involved in large sum of fraud before 2015. Not to serve the people

E Fernando Friday, 02 July 2021 04:24 PM

Of course they did, and to make more money. Only the 6.9 million idiots thought otherwise

rajan Friday, 02 July 2021 01:35 PM

all the culprits will be released by SL judiciary soon and only the innocents will be punished. The beauty of sri lankan judiciary

Shehan Andrew Friday, 02 July 2021 01:47 PM

Sir pass api fail

Lion Friday, 02 July 2021 02:36 PM

This is good. Now we can go forward with developing the country.

gon-junta Friday, 02 July 2021 02:42 PM

SL is paradise for criminals, thugs, goons and jerks. For ordinary people, it is really HELL.

Anura Jayantha Friday, 02 July 2021 03:17 PM

Returning the funds confirms they have stolen the money. Robbers in Sri Lanka has a good excuse..

ravin Friday, 02 July 2021 03:20 PM

What more we can expect?

gamarala Friday, 02 July 2021 03:28 PM

If I rob a bank and caught, I can pay the rbbed money and get realeased. How simple

Samson Friday, 02 July 2021 04:26 PM

This is the way to serve the people

Lumbini Friday, 02 July 2021 05:08 PM

As expected.

Anura Hettiarachchi Friday, 02 July 2021 06:21 PM

Please get those behind bars for stealing petty things to return what was stolen to legitimate owner and you can see half cells becoming empty in no time....

G Friday, 02 July 2021 08:01 PM

Rajapaksa have come to take revenge

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