The Court of Appeal yesterday fixed for July 26 to deliver its order on a revision petition filed by former Defence Ministry Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa over the Avant-Garde corruption case.
Meanwhile, the Court of Appeal yesterday further extended its Interim Order staying the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court proceedings pertaining to the Avant-Garde corruption case filed against former Defence Ministry Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.
This order will be effective until July 27.
When the petition came up before Court of Appeal Justices Achala Wengappuli and Arjuna Obeysekara, both parties submitted their written submissions.
The Bribery Commission had filed a corruption case against former Defence Ministry Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and seven others for allegedly causing a Rs.11.4 billion unlawful loss to the government when giving permission to Avant-Garde Maritime Services (Pvt) Ltd to operate a floating armoury.
(Daily News)