Special High Court to hear cases beginning August

Cases will be heard in the special High Court Trial-at-Bar from the first week of August, a high ranking Justice Ministry official said.

He said that the special Corruption High Court had already been established and refuted reports that the commencement of hearing of cases in this special High Court will be delayed.

Judges have already been appointed to this Court by now and cases will be heard from the beginning of next month. Cases relating to financial frauds, money laundering, allocating money for terrorist activities, organised crimes and misuse of public properties will be heard in the special High Court.

The case against Gamini Senarath will be heard first in the special High Court.Senarath was the Chief of Staff to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. 

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