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Bail granted to Rajitha dismissed by HC
13 May, 2020
The Colombo High Court today quashed an order by the Colombo Chief Magistrate court granting bail to former Minister Rajitha Senaratna.
The Coordinating Officer to the Attorney General (AG), State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne said the bail order was quashed on an application made by the AG.?
The Colombo High Court also ordered that the suspect, former Minister Rajitha Senaratne, be remanded, she said.
In December 2019, the Attorney General instructed the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to arrest Seneratne over a controversial ?white van? press briefing in November, prior to the Presidential election.
During the Presidential election campaign, Senaratane had brought before the media two men said to be drivers of a ?white van? used for abductions during the former Rajapaksa regime.
Rajitha Senaratne, who was later arrested and remanded, was granted bail in December 2019 by the Colombo Chief Magistrate.
However, the Attorney General in January 2020 filed a revised application in court against the court order to grant bail to Senaratne.
The Case was taken up for hearing at the Colombo High court today, where the bail order was quashed.?
Meanwhile, the Colombo Chief Magistrate today ordered the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to produce former Minister of Health Rajitha Senaratne before courts. (Colombo Gazette)
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