By Shehan Chamika Silva
The trial against Former
Minister Basil Rajapaksa and Kithsiri Ranawaka (former Director General of the Divineguma Development Department ) over the misappropriation of Rs. 29 million funds of Divineguma Development Department by printing five million almanacs during the last presidential election, was fixed for December 6 by Colombo High Court Judge Pathmini N Ranawaka yesterday.
The two suspects were however not present in court today.
The counsel, Anil Silva PCand Jayantha Weerasinghe PC appeared on behalf of them informed court that the suspects were in remand custody over the inquiry conducted in Kaduwela Magistrate's Court over the allegation of misappropriating Rs. 36.5 million belonging to Divi Neguma Development Department by purchasing and distributing GI pipes during the last Presidential Election.
The court considering the circumstance fixed the trial for December and directed the Prison Authority to produce the suspects in court on next date if the suspects were in remand custody until December.
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