Keheliya’s Mobile Phone Bill Payment Case Fixed For Feb.2

State Printing Corporation (SPC) Chairman   alleged to have caused an unlawful loss of Rs.230, 984 to the government after paying his  former Minister’s mobile phone bill using SPC funds, during his tenure as the Mass Media Minister in 2012. The Bribery Commission alleged that the former Minister induced the CPC Chairman to pay his mobile phone bill from March 15, 2012 to April 14, 2012 causing an unlawful loss to the government.

The defence counsel had raised preliminary objections regarding the maintainability of the charge sheet. Today the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court has fixed February 2 to deliver its order on preliminary objections raised by the defence .