HC dismisses Colombo magistrate’s decision to grant bail to Rajitha
May 13, 2020 10:58 am
The Colombo High Court has set aside the decision of the Colombo Magistrate to grant bail to former Minister Rajitha Senaratne over the controversial “white van” press conference, says Ada Derana correspondent.
The verdict was delivered by Colombo High Court Judge Manjula Thilakaratne when the Attorney General’s revision application against granting bail to the former minister was taken up today (13).
The former Health Minister was arrested last December and remanded over the controversial “white van” press conference organized by him in November, but he continued to receive treatment at the hospital.
On December 30, Colombo Magistrate’s Court ordered to release Senaratne on bail.
However, the Attorney General filed a revision application on January 08 challenging the decision of the Magistrate Court to grant bail to the former Health Minister.
The Attorney General, in his revision application, had pointed out that the Colombo Magistrate’s Court has not taken into consideration the submissions by the prosecution before delivering the verdict to release Senaratne on bail.
