By Shehan Chamika Silva
MP Namal Rajapaksa today filed two defamatory cases in
Colombo District Court against two officials of the FCID on the way in which the
investigation were conducted by them over the allegation of misappropriating
Rs. 70 million paid to Mr. Rajapaksa by the ‘Krrish’ Company to conduct a rugby
tournament held in 2013.
On behalf of the complainant, Counsel Athula Silva as the
petitioner had filed two separate cases claiming Rs. 100 million each as
compensations from the respondents, OIC of the FCID, R.A.K. Premaratne and Sub Inspector
Shantha Lal.
In the petition, Mr. Rajapaksa claimed that on the manner in
which the investigation was carried out by the two investigative officers was
improper and illegal into the so-called inquiry, and that the two officers had
deliberately violated the proceedings of the investigation carrying a political
agenda with the intention of tarnishing his reputation.
He claimed remedies from the respondents as he had
sustained physical and mental stressing while in remand custody over the
inquiry.
Mr. Rajapaksa was earlier remanded over the
allegelations of misappropriating Rs.70 million paid to him by the company
known as ‘Krrish’ to conduct a rugby tournament held in 2013, for seven
days from July 11 to 18 by Colombo Fort Magistrate.
No comments:
Post a Comment