The second case filed against Colombo District Parliamentarian Patali Champika Ranawaka and two others over the alleged motor accident that took place in 2016 at Rajagiriya was today fixed for trial on October 10 by the Colombo High Court.
When the matter came before High Court Judge Damith Thotawatte for trial, the defence moved the court to postpone the case since Champika Ranawaka had to attend parliament sessions.
This case, comprising 16 charges, was filed against MP Patali Champika, his driver Thusith Dilum Kumara and former officer in Charge (OIC) of the Welikada Police Station Sudath Asmadala on charges of fabricating false evidence, a conspiracy to fabricate evidence and submitting false reports to the Court.
The main charges are relating to conspiring and fabricating false evidence to claim that it was Dilum Thusith Kumara who was driving the vehicle which caused the accident, and another charge relates to him allegedly conspiring to conceal evidence to protect MP Patali Champika from legal penalty.
ASP Sudath Asmadala was charged with producing a false report to the Colombo Magistrate’s Court to protect former MP Patali Champika from legal penalty.
The first indictment was filed against former MP Patali Champika on charges of causing grievous injury to a youth named Sandeep Sampath while recklessly driving a vehicle.
