Namal’s request for acquittal from money laundering case: Order reserved for November 2

By Lakmal Sooriyagoda  

The Colombo High Court yesterday fixed for November 2 to deliver its order regarding an application filed on behalf of former Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa and five others requesting to acquit them from the money laundering case, without calling defence evidence.

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.  

The defence made 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 totally failed to establish the commission of the offence charged against the accused in the indictment.