Gota’s CA application re-fixed for March 22

Bid to let loose from Avant Garde Case

Court of Appeal yesterday (22) re-fixed for support on May 25 for notice the Revision Application filed by former Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.

The Bench comprised Justices P. Padman Surasena (President/ca) and Shiran Gooneratne.

Petitioner Gotabhaya Rajapaksa filed Revision application in the Court of Appeal on the High Court rejection of his application sought to acquit and release him from Avant Garde Case.

He cited Director General of Bribery Commission as complainant-respondent and Sujatha Damayanthi Jayaratne, Piyasiri Fernando, Banda Fernando Egodawela, Somathilake Dissanayake, Nissanka Yapa Senadhipathy, Kumarasiri Kolambage and Jayantha Perera as accused-respondents.

He states the Director General of Bribery Commission instituted proceedings in the Colombo Magistrate’s Court.

He states the Magistrate on November 17, 2017 overruled the preliminary objections and moved to read the charges and ordered the suspects to record their plea for the charges which were read out in open Court.

The High Court Judge on February 2, 2018 his order refused to issue notices and dismissed the petition.

Being aggrieved with this orderm he now filed revision application in the Court of Appeal seeking to stay the proceedings in the Magistrate’s Court until the final determination of this petition and to revise/set aside the orders of the High Court and allow him to revise the Magistrate’s Court.