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Mount Lavinia Magistrate rejects bid to name ministers, mayor as suspects in forged deed case
View(s):By Ranjith Pathmasiri
Mount Lavinia Magistrate Pasan Amarasekara on Friday rejected a request to name as suspects Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe, Deputy Minister Mahinda Jayasinghe and Kaduwela Mayor Ranjan Jayalal in the case involving a building belonging to a trust known as the National Workers’ Institute.
The magistrate said that investigations conducted so far by the Colombo Fraud Investigation Unit have not revealed sufficient evidence to establish that a
criminal offense had been committed and an order would be made after a progress report is filed in court.
He said that while the Police have sought the advice of the Attorney General in relation to this case, giving an order prior to the AG’s opinion is inappropriate.
The magistrate directed the Police to obtain the advice of the AG and fixed February 27, 2026 for the next hearing.
The case is related to an
investigation following a
complaint lodged by a resident of Kirulapone.
Lawyers for the complainant alleged in court that Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) trade union convener Wasantha Samarasinghe had allegedly used a forged deed to lease
out a building of the National Workers’ Institute, belonging
to the trade union National Workers’ Congress, to
Ceylon Teachers’ Services
Union General Secretary Mahinda Jayasinghe.
President’s Counsel
Maithri Gunaratne, appeared with Attorney-at-Law Kisal Senanayake for the
aggrieved party.
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