Forrmer Minister Wimal Weerawansa's brother Sarath Weerawansa, who was arrested by the FCID over misusing a government vehicle causing Rs.10.5 million financial lost to the Government, was ordered to be further remanded till October 10 by the Colombo Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne today.
NFP Parliamentrian, Jayantha Samaraweera who was also arrested over misusing a vehicle given from Presidential Secratariate causing a Rs. 5 million financial lost to the Government, was ordered to be re remanded till October 10 by Colombo Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne today.
Meanwhile, the case filed against Mohammad Musammil over misusing a Presidential Secratariate's vehicle causing a Rs. 6 million lost to the government was also fixed for consideration on October 10 by Fort Magistrate. He is currently on bail under exceptional circumstance.
Appearing for the Suspects, defence counsel Pinsith Perera moved a written legal objection that the FCID has no jurisdiction or legal power to file cases in Magistrate's court since it is not incorporated as a police station but only a division by the Inspector General of Police in contradiction to the Criminal Procedure Code.
However, the Magistrate observed that, since, there is a similar argument going on before the supreme Court over legality of establishing the FCID, ordered the defence counsel to tender the certified petition of that case before court to consider the objection.
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