AG set to serve indictments in arms trafficking case

12 Sep, 2019

The Attorney General is set to serve indictments in the Avant-Garde arms trafficking case at the High Court Trial-at-Bar.

The Attorney General?s Department said that indictments in the case will be served on September 27.

Last month the Colombo High Court issued an arrest warrant for Avant-Garde Chairman, Nissanka Senadhipathi and Retired Major General Palitha Fernando over the floating armoury case.

Last month a Trial-at-Bar was also appointed to hear the Avant-Garde case.

High Court Judges Dhammika Ganepola (President), Adithya Patabendige and Manjula Thilakeratne were appointed to the Trial-at-Bar to hear the Avant-Garde case at the Colombo High Court.

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