Charge Sheet Served On Namal Rajapaksa

The charge sheets were served on UPFA MP Namal Rajapaksa in the contempt of court case filed by the Bribery Commission in the Supreme Court.

The case was  considered before a three member bench comprising of Chief Justice K. Sripavan and Supreme Court Justices Priyasath Dep and Buwaneka Aluvihare.

The Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption filed the case at the Supreme Court against UPFA MP Namal Rajapaksa on  30^th June 2016.

The Commission has informed court that Namal  Rajapaksa had repeatedly ignored summons given to him to appear at the commission to obtain statements on ongoing investigations. The Commission argues that this action by Rajapaksa is a contempt of court under Article 20 (3) (a) of the Bribery Act.

The case was fixed for 30^th November 2016.