Court refuses bail to Arjun Aloysius and others

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Colombo, October 14 (Daily Mirror) - The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today refused to release three Directors of W.M. Mendis and Company Ltd. - Arjun Aloysius, A.R. Dinendra John and Prasanna Kumarasiri de Silva on bail, in a bail pending appeal.

The three directors were sentenced earlier today to a six-month jail term by the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court for defaulting on the payment of Value Added Tax (VAT) amounting to Rs. 3.5 billion.

The respondents filed an appeal before the Colombo High Court, through the Magistrate’s Court registrar’s office, challenging the order that sentenced them to six months of imprisonment.

After the conviction, on filing an appeal, the respondents are entitled to seek bail and thereby he has sought bail from the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court.

Comments - 12

sam Monday, 14 October 2024 05:35 PM

Sentence has no value if bailed

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Russel Harmmer Tuesday, 15 October 2024 09:53 AM

Never to be bailed out Hon. Judges who work for a Honest Govt. lead by AKD. If it is RW, by now he would have been bailed out. Hats off Judge.

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Sam Silva Monday, 14 October 2024 05:42 PM

Six months not enough . They should be doing vigorous labour

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Tissa Fernando Monday, 14 October 2024 05:43 PM

Excellent news, Bravo AKD. Excellent. What about payment of outstanding tax plus interest thereon. Nothing mentioned about it. Does it mean after spending 6 months in jail , they are not liable to pay the outstanding taxes? It is important is to collect taxes plus interest. These guys have collected VAT from public and keeping it with them. Worse than hard-core criminals. 6 years in jail should be reasonable.

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Lankan Monday, 14 October 2024 06:20 PM

Congratulations.

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Don Monday, 14 October 2024 06:27 PM

Not paying Rs. 3.5 billion is itself a punishable crime against people. They take it very lightly and seek bail on technicalities. Good on Chief Magistrate. Let the feel conditions inside the jail. Poor people are languishing there due to petty burglaries and these white collar criminals steal money to be collected for public benefit. High court must confirm the punishment and ask them to pay unpaid tax with interest or send them to 20 years jail without parole. Make this an example for others.

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Kankaru Monday, 14 October 2024 07:07 PM

Taste the prison environment. Its same for a coconut thief as well as for a billion rupees thief.

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Amused Citizen Monday, 14 October 2024 07:10 PM

Must be glad it was not a few coconuts! Would have been 6 years in Jail! What a relief for the the poor families.

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Oberver Monday, 14 October 2024 07:14 PM

Times they are now changing…..

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Prof. KKM. Dissanayake Tuesday, 15 October 2024 02:59 PM

No one is changing, very soon Big Secrets will come out and former president RW has to face the courts in this connection.

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K.M. Anadakumarasamy - (Attorney-at-Law) Tuesday, 15 October 2024 09:55 AM

If Ranil would have been the President, with one call Aloysius and others would have been bailed out.

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navratne willamune Tuesday, 15 October 2024 10:17 AM

magistrate seems lenient when dealing with white color crime, must send a message to others ie directors, and executives about what awaits them if they are tempted to do fraudulent acts

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