Sri Lanka, June 1 -- The Court of Appeal has ordered that a petition filed by imprisoned former Minister Nalin Fernando, seeking the dismissal of an indictment served against him by the Attorney General in connection with the "carrom board case," be called on June 17 for the verification of facts.

The petition was taken up today (01) before a Court of Appeal bench comprising Justices P. Kumararatnam and Pradeep Hettiarachchi, said Ada Derana reporter.

Appearing on behalf of the petitioner, President's Counsel Ali Sabry informed the court that a three-judge bench of the Colombo High Court had previously sentenced his client to 30 years of rigorous imprisonment after convicting him in a case filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegati...