Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) leader Mahinda Rajapaksa has said judicial independence has been shown through yesterdays verdict in favour of SLPP Presidential candidate Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.
He made these remarks after the Appeal Court dismissed a petition challenging the dual citizenship of Rajapaksa - a case which could have otherwise prevented him from contesting the Presidential poll.
The SLPP leader added that a cash deposit for parliamentarian Chamal Rajapaksa had been made to nominate him as the SLPP's alternative Presidential candidate if a court verdict is given against Gotabhaya.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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