High Court serves indictment on Mahindananda Aluthgamage

The Colombo High Court served indictments on former Sports Minister and Kandy District MP Mahindananda Aluthgamage in connection with an indictment filed against him by Attorney General for alleged criminal breach of trust of Rs.3.9 million funds belonging to a trade union named Sri Lanka Nidahas Kamkaru Congress.

When the case came up before Colombo High Court Judge Sampath Wijeratne, former Minister Aluthgamage was ordered to be released on two sureties of Rs. 2 million

Furthermore, he was barred from leaving the country.

President’s Counsel Kalinga Indatissa and Counsel Niroshan Siriwardena appearing for the accused informed Court that they were expecting to raise preliminary objections regarding the maintainability of the case over a jurisdiction issue.

The Attorney General alleged that former Sports Minister Aluthgamage has committed a criminal breach of trust with regard to Rs.1,000,000, misappropriated Rs.1,900,000 and misappropriated another Rs.1,000,000 belonging to the Sri Lanka Nidahas Kamkaru Congress in October, 2012 till April 2013.

The Attorney General charged that the accused had committed punishable offences under section 388 and 389 of the Penal Code.

The Attorney General has listed 13 persons as the witnesses in the case and named eight documents as production items of the case. 

Deputy Solicitor General Thusith Mudalige appeared for the Attorney General.