The Colombo Permanent Trial-at-Bar has decided to postpone the serving of indictments against former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and other defendants regarding the importation of substandard human Immunoglobulin vaccines.
Although the charge sheets related to the case have been filed, the annexes have not yet been submitted. Deputy Solicitor General Lakmini Girihagama, appearing on behalf of the complainant, informed the court of this delay.
She requested the case be scheduled for a later date, noting that the Government Printer had stated it would take approximately 21 days to provide the annexes.
The cost to print one set of annexes amounts to Rs. 866,565, bringing the total cost to over Rs. 10 million for all 12 accused.
Accordingly, the court set September 16 as the next hearing date for the case. (Newswire)