The Colombo High Court yesterday decided to overrule preliminary objections raised by former Sports Minister and Kandy District MP Mahindananda Aluthgamage in connection with an indictment filed against him by the 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.Accordingly, High Court Judge Sampath Wijeratne fixed the case for trial on November 29 and December 11. The witnesses were noticed to appear in Court on the next trial date.
The defence had raised preliminary objections regarding the maintainability of the case over a jurisdiction issue.
The Attorney General alleged that former Sports Minister Aluthgamage had 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 between October 2012 and 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 witnesses in the case and named eight documents as production items of the case. Deputy Solicitor General Thusith Mudalige appeared for the Attorney General. Counsel Niroshan Siriwardena with Yasindu Lokunarangodage appeared for the accused.
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