Two suspects including Captain Tissa Wimalasena, the driver and security officer of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, were today ordered to be further remanded till July 18 by the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly operating an illegal quarry on a government owned land in the Koratota area causing a loss of Rs.29 million to the government.
Two suspects Tissa Wimalasena and Lal Priyantha Peiris, a former member of Puttalam Pradeshiya Sabha, were arrested by FCID under the provisions of the Public Property Act and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
The suspects were charged with having operated a rock quarry, situated at the Land Reclamation Commission, claiming that it belonged to the Maga Neguma project.
When the case came up before Additional Magistrate Chanima Wijebandara, the Additional Magistrate refused to grant bail on the suspects citing that there are no exceptional circumstances to release them on bail.
Meanwhile, the second informed court that he is ready to make a special statement before Magistrate regarding the incident. The Additional Magistrate is to consider this request on next hearing date.