• CA releases Shani but Gampaha Magistrate remands him till June 30 As bail conditions relating to the release had not yet been forwarded to the Gampaha Magistrate
• The other suspect remanded was the retired SI Nawaratne Prematilleka

By Tony Karunanayake - Gampaha Corr.   

 Although the Colombo Appeal Court ordered the release of former CID Director SSP Shani Abeysekera and another suspect on bail, the Gampaha.Magistrate Manjula Karunaratne ordered them to be remanded until June 30 since the bail conditions relating to the release had not yet been forwarded to the Gampaha Magistrate until last evening.  

As per the motion ten allegations have been made against Minister Gammanpila.   

This include failing in his duty of obtaining Cabinet’s approval for the fuel price hike under section 43(1) of the constitution, failure to follow the government procedures under section 27 of the constitution, failure to convert the CPC into a financially viable institution and failure to provide the benefit of the global fuel price reduction to public last year.   The motion is to be handed over to Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene next week according to SJB General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara.