The defendants, who are currently out on bail, appeared before Colombo High Court Judge Rashmi Singappuli when the case was called today (29).
Deputy Solicitor General Janaka Bandara, appearing for the prosecution, informed the court that all documents related to the case have been handed over to the defence, and therefore, a date could be fixed for the hearing.
President’s Counsel Sampath Mendis, representing the defence, told the court that several requested documents were still pending and would be reviewed before presenting admissions in the case.
Accordingly, the High Court Judge ordered that the case be taken up again on December 10 and directed the defence to submit the relevant admissions on that date.
The Attorney General filed the case under three charges, alleging that the defendants violated the Prevention of Money Laundering Act by depositing over Rs. 59 million—believed to have been illegally earned—into three private bank accounts as fixed deposits between March 31, 2009, and December 12, 2013.
