The FCID today told court that the extracts of the case filed against Former Minister Vinayagamoorthi Muralitharan on charges of misusing a state vehicle was sent to the Attorney General for his opinion.
When the case was taken up in court today, defence counsel requested court to ease one of the bail conditions of reporting FCID every Sunday to once a month.
Chief Magistrate Lal Ranasinghe Bandara allowing the defence request put off the case seeking AG's opinion for May 24.
According to the prosecution, the suspect had received a bulletproof vehicle in 2010 from the presidential Secretariat after being elected as a parliamentarian.
Based on the statement given to the FCID by the suspect, the so- called vehicle had been sent to a vehicle repairing garage in Baticalo in February 2015 by the security people of the suspect to fix some technical errors of the vehicle.
However, following the conclusion of his time as a parliamentarian in August 2015, he had not returned the vehicle given to him.
According to the defence, the suspect had also said that he had informed Presidential Secretariat about the vehicle in a letter on Feb 2015 but no actions were taken.
Prosecution said the legal custody of the vehicle for the former minister was extended in a circulation released in February 2015 by the government but the extension was concluded on July 29, 2015.
FCID alleged that the suspect should be liable for the misappropriation occurred after the Rs. 98 million worth state vehicle being kept in a garage in Batticalo without anyone's supervision.
The FCID in October, 2016 had discovered the so-called vehicle at a vehicle garage in Baticalo and initiated a broad investigation into the vehicle.
The suspect was arrested over committing offences fell under section 5(1) of the Public Property Act and the penal code.
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