Trial fixed on five cases filed against Former president's sec. Offc.

 

By Shehan Chamika Silva

 

Colombo Additional Magistrate Aruni Attigalle today fixed the trial on five non-assets declaration cases filed against Major Neville Wanniarachchi, a former security officer of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa by the Bribery Commission.

 

On an earlier occasion, the Defence had submitted a preliminary objection over the allegation subsequently; the prosecution also filed counter objections to it. 

 

Delivering court's decision on the preliminary objection, Magistrate fixed the cases for trial on August 2.

 

Wanniarachchi was accused of not declaring his assets and liabilities from 2010 to 2014 while he was a major in the army.

 

The Bribery Commission had charged him with five cases over committing an offence fell under the Non -assets declaration Act for not revealing his assets declaration in five consecutive years.