The bribery case filed against MP and former Dompe Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Milan Sajitha Jayatilake and Dompe Pradeshiya Sabha member Ajith Sisira Kumara to issue a permit for a quarry was yesterday fixed for trial on June 9 by the Colombo High Court.
The case was taken up before Colombo High Court Judge Navaratne Marasinghe. Former Dompe Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Sajitha Jayathilleke and Ajith Sisira Kumara appeared in court yesterday and the defense asked the court to give a date to obtain the relevant documents.
Accused Jayatilleke, when he was the Chairman of the Dompe Pradeshiya Sabha, was indicted in 2012 on eight counts, including soliciting a bribe of Rs.700, 000 and accepting Rs.600, 000 to issue Permit to maintain a quarry in 2012.