Court Decided to Inquire into Avant Garde Armoury Case in Damayanthi Jayaratne’s Absentia
The Bribery Commission has filed a case in the Colombo Chief Magistrate Court against Gotabahya Rajapaksha, former Chairman of Avant Garde Nissanka Senadhipathi , six others and Former Additional Secretary of the Defence Ministry Damayanthi Jayaratne , who is named as the second suspect for maintained a floating armoury off the southern coastal belt and thus causing the state a loss of Rs 1.14 billion was taken up for hearing yesterday.
The officers of the Bribery Commission informed the Court that the second accused Damayanthi Jayaratne had fled the country with her family.
Having considered the submissions made by the Bribery Commission officials , Colombo Chief Magistrate Lal Bandara allowed the case to be heard without the presence of the suspect.
The case was postponed to 15th March 2017.
