A trial-at-bar to hear bond scam

The Attorney General today received the approval of the Chief Justice to hear the case against the suspects of the Central Bank bond scam before a trial-at-bar in the Colombo High Court.

Accordingly, the AG would file indictments against former Central Bank governor Arjuna Mahendran, Perpetual Treasuries Limited (PTL) owner Arjun Aloysius, PTL CEO Kasun Palisena, former deputy governor P. Samarasiri and six others, Coordinating officer to the AG, SC Nishara Jayaratne told the Daily Mirror. (Shehan Chamika silva)