Arjun Aloysius’ bail request rejected once again

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Colombo, October 16 (Daily Mirror) - The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court once again rejected a bail application filed on behalf of two directors of W.M. Mendis and Company Ltd. – Arjun Aloysius and A.R. Dinendra John.

On October 14, the Court refused to grant bail on the respondents, in a bail pending appeal.

The three directors had been sentenced to a six-month jail term by the Court for defaulting on the payment of Value Added Tax (VAT) amounting to Rs. 3.5 billion.

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Lion Wednesday, 16 October 2024 12:40 PM

Nation respect the judiciary for its commitment to uphold the law of the land.

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Lanka putha Wednesday, 16 October 2024 01:34 PM

Problem paying your taxes and very checky to as for bail. Why not pay it off first and request the rest.

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Nihal S Wednesday, 16 October 2024 01:36 PM

Excellent. Please apply the law regardless of the individual's power. This is very good lesson for other powerful individuals who try to play with the Law.

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Guppi Wednesday, 16 October 2024 01:54 PM

How about the people in then government who have given him 50 acres in 2017 in Muskeliya on lease for just Rs.8000/-? They must be receiving cartons of alcohol free every week since then until now

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