{"id":28702,"date":"2026-07-24T19:59:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T14:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=28702"},"modified":"2026-07-24T23:31:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T18:01:57","slug":"yoshitha-cites-illness-and-fails-to-appear-in-court-case-postponed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=28702","title":{"rendered":"Yoshitha Cites Illness and Fails to Appear in Court; Case Postponed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Further hearing of the case filed against Yoshitha Rajapaksa under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act was conducted today (24) before the Colombo High Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the case was taken up before Colombo High Court Judge Udesh Ranatunga, Yoshitha Rajapaksa was absent. President&#8217;s Counsel Sampath Mendis, appearing on his behalf, informed the court that his client was indisposed due to illness and requested a new date for the hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taking the submissions into consideration, the High Court Judge ordered the case to be recalled on August 20. 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