Pre-trial In the Ganiya Bannister case fixed for October, 12

The case filed against Swiss Embassy employee Ganiya Bannister Francis for allegedly making a false claim that she has been abducted and sexually harassed was today fixed for pre-trial by Colombo High Court. High Court Judge Namal Balalle fixed the case to be taken up for pre-trial on October 12. Ganiya Bannister has been accused of giving false information to embarrass the Government and fabricating evidence in her abduction claim. The Attorney General alleged Ganiya Bannister Francis had made a false claim that on or around the 25th of November 2019, five persons in a white vehicle abducted her in the Cinnamon Gardens area in Colombo, threatened her with a firearm, detained her for several hours and questioned about CID Inspector Nishantha Silva who had fled the country.