UPDATE: (4.40 p.m.) - Former minister Ravi Karunanayake, PTL owner Arjun Aloysius and five others who appeared before the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court, left the court premises a short while ago.
Former minister Ravi Karunanayake, against whom an arrest warrant had been issued, has appeared before the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court, a short while ago.
Meanwhile the owner of Perpetual Treasuries Limited (PTL) Arjun Alysius also arrived at the court, Ada Derana reporter said.
The Court of Appeal today ordered former minister Ravi Karunanayake, Arjun Aloysius and two others to appear before the court before 4.00 p.m. today (13).
Meanwhile the Appeals Court had also ordered the Fort Magistrate’s Court not to issue any orders against the four petitioners, who are named as suspects in the Central Bank bond issuance case.
The court had issued these orders when the writ application filed by Karunanayake, Aloysius and 2 others was taken up for consideration by the court.
