A technical expert attached to Dialog telecom informed the Colombo High Court that there are records in his company’s data system to prove that MP Prasanna Ranatunge had contacted businessman Gehard Mendis over the phone on several occasions in May 2015.
The witness testified before High Court Judge Manjula Tillekaratne and further trial was fixed for June 6. While referring telecommunication analytical report issued by Dialog company, the witness stated that MP Prasanna Ranatunge and Gehard Mendis had exchanged telephone conversations on several occasions.
The Attorney General (AG) had filed indictments against former Western Province Chief Minister Prasanna Ranatunge, his wife Maureen Ranatunge and another person on the charge of threatening a businessman demanding the rest of money out of Rs.64 million.
On a previous occasion, Colombo High Court decided to proceed with the trial against Gampaha District MP Prasanna Ranatunge and his wife in absentia of third accused Naresh Kumar Fareek who was evading courts from the beginning of investigations.Ranatunge and his wife are currently on bail.
The Attorney General filed indictments on 15 counts against three accused Prasanna Ranatunge, Maureen Ranatunge and Naresh Kumar Fareek based on charges of committing offences between April 6, 2015 and June 2, 2015.
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