24 July 2023 12:02 pm Views - 2546
Former Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa and five others have made an application requesting them to be acquitted from the money laundering case.
The defence is to make an application before High Court Judge Nawaratne Marasinghe in terms of Section 200 (1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure requesting the Court to record a verdict of acquittal, on behalf of the accused, in view of the fact that the evidence led by the prosecution has totally failed to establish the commission of the offence charged against the accused in the indictment.
The case was fixed for defence submissions to be taken up on September 13.
The Attorney General had filed indictments against six accused for their alleged involvement in laundering money amounting to Rs.30 million through Gowers Corporate Services (Pvt) Limited. (Lakmal Sooriyagoda)