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Namal acquitted from Gowers Corp. case

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The Colombo High Court today (02) acquitted and released all suspects including Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa, from the Gowers Corp. case.
The court noted that the evidence lacked credibility.

The Judge also ordered to immediately remove the overseas travel ban imposed on the 2nd and 4th suspect of the case.

Also, the warrant issued to arrest the 2nd suspect, who had been absconding court, was also recalled.

The suspects named in the case faced charges of committing an offence under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

The Attorney General had filed indictments against them on their alleged involvement in laundering money amounting to Rs.30 million through Gowers Corporate Services (Pvt) Limited which provides coordinating services to SriLankan Airlines.

The indictments were filed against MP Namal Rajapaksa, and Directors Indika Karunajeewa, Sujani Bogollagama, Iresha Silva, Nithya Senani Samaranayake, and Gowers Corporate Services (Pvt) Limited on 11 counts under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act for their alleged involvement in money laundering amounting to Rs. 30 million in a company owned by Namal Rajapaksa between 2013 and 2014.

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Ex-chairman of Lindula-Talawakelle UC, remanded

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Former chairman of the Lindula-Talawakelle Urban Council – Asoka Sepala has been arrested today (June 02).

The Colombo Chief Magistrate has ordered to remand the suspect until June 11.

The former chairman has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) for causing a loss of Rs. 2.38 million to the government, during the issuance of a tender to lease stall belonging to the Urban Council.

It is said that instead of awarding the tender to the highest bidder, it was given to a lower bidder, resulting in the aforementioned loss.

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Halloluwa further remanded

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Former Director of the National Lotteries Board (NLB) – Thusitha Halloluwa, has been further remanded until June 04, by the Fort Chief Magistrate’s Court.

Halloluwa remains in custody over alleged misappropriation of government assets belonging to the NLB.

He was previously arrested and released on bail on May 02 over the alleged misuse of a computer and a mobile phone valued at over Rs. 470,000 during his tenure as the Acting Director of the National Lotteries Board.

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Electricity (Amendment) Bill challenged

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The Electricity (Amendment) Bill, which was recently tabled in Parliament, has been challenged in the Supreme Court.

Accordingly, the Supreme Court today (June 02) ordered that the petition filed by the Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers’ Union requesting a ruling that certain provisions of the Electricity Bill are unconstitutional be taken up for hearing on June 06.

The order was issued when the petition was taken up before a three-member Supreme Court bench comprising Justice A.H.M.D. Nawaz, Arjuna Obeyesekere and Priyantha Fernando.

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