Swiss embassy staffer produced at court
Posted by Editor on December 30, 2019 - 10:35 am
Garnia Bannister Francis, the local employee of the Swiss Embassy in Colombo who was allegedly involved in an abduction case, was produced before the Colombo Magistrate’s Court by prison officers this morning (30).
She was remanded on December 16 for providing fabricated statements to the CID over an alleged abduction.
UPDATE: Local employee of Swiss embassy Garnia Bannister Francis granted bail by Colombo Magistrate’s Court.
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Honorable Lady to Rajitha:
“Come fly with me, we’ll fly, we’ll fly away
If you can use some exotic booze
There’s a bar in far Bombay
Come on fly with me, we’ll fly, we’ll fly away” – Frank Sinatra
Why was this person who brought disrepute to a Nation of over 25 million citizens including Super Sinhala Buddhists and a Govt committed to Buddhism (the only Govt in the World), in the eyes on the International Community, be granted bail