A corruption case filed against former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and seven others for allegedly causing a Rs.11.4 billion unlawful loss to the government when giving permission to Avant-Garde Maritime Services (Pvt) Ltd to operate a floating armoury was today postponed till July 11 by Colombo Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne.
President’s Counsel Ali Sabry appearing on behalf of the former Defence Secretary informed the Magistrate that the Court of Appeal had extended the Interim Order staying the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court proceedings pertaining to the case until June 14. President's Counsel Ali Sabry also stated that the Court of Appeal had fixed the final order for June 14.
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