BR’s case to be taken up in August

By Manopriya Gunasekara

The Colombo High Court yesterday decided to hear the case against former Minister Basil Rajapaksa from 6 August. 

Basil Rajapaksa and the former Director General of the Maga Neguma Development department are alleged to have caused losses to the Government amounting to Rs. 35.5 million by distributing galvanised iron pipes during the 2015 Presidential Election period.

The directive to hear the case in August was given by Colombo Chief Magistrate Dhammika Ganepola.