National Freedom Front leader MP Wimal Weerawansa has filed a petition seeking bail in Appeal Court today (4).
He was arrested for allegedly misusing 40 vehicles belonging to the State Engineering Corporation (SEC) while functioning as the Housing, Construction and Engineering Services Minister incurring a loss of Rs. 91 million to the government was yesterday ordered to be further remanded till April 7 by Colombo Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne.
The Magistrate yesterday refused to release Wimal Weerawansa on bail citing that the documents pertaining to his daughter’s health condition are not sufficient enough to consider releasing the suspect on bail under exceptional circumstances.
Co- Convener of National Water Supply and Drainage Board Joint Trade Union, Upali Ratnayake stated that Employees of the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB)…