Court records witness statements of case against Gamini Senarath

Court records witness statements of case against Gamini Senarath

December 12, 2018   11:14 pm

The Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar today (12) heard the case against former President’s Chief of Staff Gamini Senarath and three others for allegedly misappropriating Rs 500 million in funds belong to Litro Gas.

The case was taken up before the Special High Court three-judge bench comprising Justices Sampath Abeykoon, Sampath Wijeratne and Champa Janaki Rajaratne.

President’s Counsel Thusith Mudalige Court recorded statements from Menaka Rajakaruna, accountant of Canvil Holdings during today’s hearing.

Further hearing of the case has been postponed to tomorrow (13).

The Attorney General had filed the case against the defendants under the Public Property Act for allegedly misappropriating Rs 500 million funds belonging to Litro Gas Lanka by investing in ventures including the Helanko Hotels & Spa hotel project, from 1st of February 2014 to 20th January 2015.

Piyadasa Kudabalage and Neil Bandara Hapuhinna and Lasantha Bandara have been named as the other three defendants of the case.

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