Stay order preventing action against Gotabaya extended
March 26, 2018 05:22 pm
The stay order issued by the Appeal Court, preventing the FCID from taking action against former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa under the Public Property Act, has been further extended until March 28.
The petition filed by former Defence Secretary was taken up before Appeals Court chairman Preethi Padman Surasena and Justice Shiran Gunaratne today (26).
The court announced that the petition will be taken up for consideration tomorrow (27) while the stay order was extended until Wednesday (28).
The FCID had lodged a case against the former Defence Secretary for the misappropriation of public funds for the construction of the D.A. Rajapaksa museum under the Public Properties Act.
Rajapaksa had filed a writ petition with the Court of Appeal seeking an interim order preventing the police from arresting him.
A stay order was issued on the Financial Crimes Investigation Department (FCID) preventing any action against former Secretary of Defence on November 29, 2017. It was later extended till February 25, 2018.
