Sri Lanka, Nov. 2 -- The Colombo Permanent Trial-at-Bar has ordered that the pre-trial conference in the case filed against 10 defendants, including former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran, over the Central Bank bond scam be held on January 28 next year.

The case was taken up today (November 2) before a three-judge bench of the Colombo Permanent Trial-at-Bar comprising High Court Judge Priyantha Liyanage, who presided, and Judges P. A. T. Bandara and Nuwan Dhammika Dissanayake.

The Attorney General has filed the case against 10 defendants, including former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran, Paththinige Samaraweera and Arjun Aloysius, on 23 charges, including causing a loss of Rs. 688 million to the Government through the Trea...