Namal’s Case Trial Fixed on 29th November
A case filed against Hambantota district Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa and five others in connection with the money laundering amounting to Rs.30 million through Gowers Corporate Services, was fixed for 29th November by the Colombo High Court.
Four accused Namal Rajapaksa, Nithya Senani Samaranayake, Sujani Bogollagama and Iresha Silva who functioned as the directors of Gowers Corporation were present in court when the case was taken up before High Court Judge Piyasena Ranasinghe.
However, the second accused Indika Karunajeewa was not present in Court but represented by an attorney. Defence counsel Jayantha Weerasinghe PC appearing on behalf of Namal Rajapaksa moved Court that the trial date which had been fixed for February 16 previously be re-fixed for April 4. He said President’s Counsel Gamini Marapana is expecting to appear on behalf of Namal Rajapaksa and he has requested a trial date on April 4.
The High Court is to consider this request on November 29.At a previous occasion, the High Court permitted the prosecution to proceed the trial in the absencia of second and sixth accused in the case in terms of section 241 of the Criminal Procedure Code. At a previous occasion, the Colombo High Court had served indictments on three accused regarding this money laundering case.
