Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake who is currently under remand custody has been produced before the Nugegoda Magistrate’s Court over charges of interfering with the judiciary.
Ramanayake was brought to the court by officials of the Department of Prisons a short while ago, stated Ada Derana reporter.
MP Ramanayake was arrested over the offenses committed in terms of Article 111C (2) of the Constitution, for interference with the functions of judges.
On January 14, the Attorney General directed the Director of the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) to obtain an arrest warrant on MP Ramanayake, which was later issued by the Nugegoda Magistrate’s Court. The following day, he was ordered to be remanded.
Several controversial audio recordings containing telephone conversations between former State Minister Ranjan Ramanayake and several influential figures in the country had come to light recently.
Phone conversations the MP purportedly had with certain judges, as well as officials in the judicial service, were among those recordings released thus far.
