Ranil Wickremesinghe’s case postponed till December 9 for AG’s advice
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1 min readFrom 6 outlets- Daily Mirror reports that Acting Magistrate Kinsley Hettiarachchi ordered the postponement.
- Newsfirst and Newswire identify the Criminal Investigation Department as the party that filed the case.
- Ada Derana (தமிழ்) reports that the case was filed under the Public Property Act.
- Newswire identifies the case as involving Rs. 16.6 million in public funds.
Daily Mirror reports that Colombo Fort Acting Magistrate Kinsley Hettiarachchi postponed proceedings involving former president Ranil Wickremesinghe and former presidential secretary Saman Ekanayake until December 9. Newsfirst and Newswire also report that the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court set that date.
Newsfirst and Newswire report that the Criminal Investigation Department filed the case, while Daily Mirror describes the allegations as misuse of state funds. Ada Derana (தமிழ்) says the case was filed under the Public Property Act, and Newswire describes it as a case concerning Rs. 16.6 million in public funds.
Newsfirst reports that the matter is to return to court for the Attorney General’s advice. Ada Derana reports that Wickremesinghe arrived at the Fort Magistrate’s Court; the reports provide no further details about what happened at the hearing.
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Newsfirst (සිංහල)SI
රනිල් සහ සමන්ට එරෙහිව නඩුව නීතිපති උපදෙස් සඳහා දෙසැම්බර් 9 වනදා කැඳවයිNewswireEN
Ranil’s Rs. 16.6 million public funds case fixed for December 9TamilmirrorTA
ரணிலுக்கு எதிரான வழக்கு ஒத்திவைப்புAda Derana (සිංහල)SI
රනිල්ගේ නඩුව කල්යයි
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