Wimal Weerawansa remanded
Posted by Editor on January 10, 2017 - 4:37 pm
Former Minister Wimal Weerawansa, who was arrested by the FCID, was remanded till January 24 by Colombo Fort magistrate Lanka Jayaratne today.
He was arrested on charges of misusing 40 state vehicles belonging to the state engineering corporation causing a loss of Rs. 90 million.
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These arrests and incarceration look stupid.
WW is no longer in Government; he has no control over Government assets; presumably, he has no access to records of asset usage maintained in Govt Archives while he was Minister in the previous regime.
So, why incarcerate him? The chances of WW meddling with records of asset usage which is the only evidence against him, are almost zero.
In fact, if the evidence against him is substantial and can withstand court’s scrutiny, he should be charged for the offence, straightaway and let loose on bail.
Events such as this lend credence to allegations of political witch-hunt.
Poor Wimal,
In remand prison for 2 weeks.
Hope Shashi remembers to take LEMON PUFFS when she visits him. And hope the Great Leader of the past carries some ORANGE JUICE with him when he visits him.
That’s the stuff which kept Wimal alive when he was fasting to death in front of UN office to save our nation from Navi Pillay!