The Gampaha High Court has formally served indictments on a group of defendants, including former Minister Mervyn Silva and former State Minister Prasanna Ranaweera, in connection with an alleged land fraud case.
According to court proceedings, the case pertains to the alleged незакон sale of state-owned property through forged deeds. The two former parliamentarians, who had previously been released on High Court bail, appeared before the court today to receive the indictments.
Indictments were also served on the other accused in the case — Sarath Edirisinghe, Ajith Milroy, Jayantha Cabraal, and Naveen Weerakoon.
Presiding Judge Nayana Seneviratne ordered that all accused be released on bail and adjourned the case until March 27 for further proceedings.
