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Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Captain Tissa Wimalasena further remanded
Two suspects including Captain Tissa Wimalasena, the driver and security
officer of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, were yesterday ordered
to be further remanded until July 18 by the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s
Court for allegedly operating an illegal quarry on a government-owned
land in the Koratota area causing a loss of Rs. 29 million to the
government.
Two suspects Tissa Wimalasena and Lal Priyantha Peiris, a former member
of Puttalam Pradeshiya Sabha, were arrested by the FCID under the
provisions of the Public Property Act and the Prevention of Money
Laundering Act.
The suspects were charged with having operated a rock quarry, situated
at the Land Reclamation Commission, claiming that it belonged to the
Maga Neguma project.
When the case came up before Additional Magistrate Chanima Wijebandara,
the Additional Magistrate refused to grant bail on the suspects citing
that there are no exceptional circumstances to release them on bail.
Meanwhile, the second suspect yesterday informed Court that he is ready
to make a special statement before the Magistrate regarding the
incident.
The Additional Magistrate is to consider this request on the next hearing date.
