Nine defendants including MP Hirunika Premachandra, who have
been charged over the abduction and threatening of an individual, were granted
bail by the Colombo High Court. Each defendant was ordered released on a
cash bail of Rs 50,000 and two personal bails of Rs 500,000 each by Colombo
High Court Judge Padmini N. Ranawaka. The defendants were also barred
from leaving the country. Meanwhile the brother of MP Wimal Weerawansa,
Sarath Weerawansa, who has been charged over the misuse of state vehicles, was
further remanded till October 05 by the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court