By Colombo High Court Judge Damith Thotawatte issued an arrest warrant for S.A. Sarath Kumara, a key witness in the ongoing trial against former Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne and State Pharmaceuticals Corporation Chairman Rumy Mohamed.
The case had been filed against the accused over a controversial claim made at a 2019 pre-election media conference to the effect that the then-presidential candidate, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, fed people who were abducted in white vans to crocodiles.
Colombo High Court Judge Damith Thotawatte issued the arrest warrant for the prosecution’s main witness in the case, S.A. Sarath Kumara after Senior Deputy Solicitor General (SDSG) Dileepa Peiris submitted a report to the court stating that the witness was deliberately avoiding cour
Following confirmation from the Prisons Department that Sarath Kumara wasn’t detained, Senior Deputy Solicitor General Dileepa Peiris argued for the warrant, which Judge Thotawatte granted. The trial was adjourned until March 15th
