Court fixes date to consider revision applications of Rakhitha Rajapaksa
Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- The Colombo High Court today ordered to call for examination on February 9 three revision applications filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption, seeking to cancel the bail granted by the Colombo Magistrate's Court to attorney Rakhitha Rajapaksa and two others and remand them over accepting a Rs. 120 million bribe from an organized criminal's wife to provide facilities to him.
High Court Judge Lal Bandara Ranasinghe issued this order when the case was called before him.
Appearing for the Bribery Commission when the revision application was taken up, Assistant Director Legal Anusha Sammandapperuma stated that no request would be made today regarding the interim relief sought through...
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