Contempt of court case against Ajith Prasanna to be heard in March

February 20, 2020 04:18 pm

The case against Major (Retired) Ajith Prasanna over contempt of court has been fixed for support on the 17th of March.

Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya and Supreme Court Justices Preethi Padman Surasena and Gamini Amarasekara sat for the hearing.

The judge bench instructed the Attorney General to file the indictment against the defendant before the next hearing of the case.

On the 24th of January this year, Ajith Prasanna was remanded as per Article 18 of the Judicature Act for severely criticizing Colombo High Court Judge Gihan Kulatunga during a press conference held on January 12.

He had levelled allegations that HC Judge Kulatunga had heard the case against former Magistrate Thilina Gamage, for political reasons.

The Colombo High Court yesterday (19) granted bail to Ajith Prasanna under strict conditions.

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