Wimal Weerawansa seeks bail from Colombo HC

January 31, 2017 05:24 pm

By admin

A bail application has been filed seeking the release of MP Wimal Weerawansa with the Colombo High Court.

Ada Derana reporter said that the application was filed by a Counsel who appeared on behalf of Weerawansa on Tuesday (31).

Former minister Weerawansa, who was arrested on charges of misusing state vehicles, has been remanded until February 07.

Weerawansa is accused of misusing several vehicles belonging to the presidential secretariat, during his tenure as the Minister of Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities, and thereby causing losses to the tune of Rs 41 million to the government.

Disclaimer: All the comments will be moderated by the AD editorial. Abstain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or slanderous. Please avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment and avoid typing all capitalized comments. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by flagging them(mouse over a comment and click the flag icon on the right side). Do use these forums to voice your opinions and create healthy discourse.

NOTE:- Due to legal contstraints, the Ada Derana Editorial team has taken a decision to disable comments on all articles concerning ongoing court procedures.