COLOMBO: Former Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne has been further remanded till June 10, over the controversial “white van” press conference case .
The remand order was issued by Colombo Additional Magistrate Priyantha Liyanage when the case was taken up before him on Wednesday May 27.
The decision on the bail application submitted on behalf of Senaratne will also be delivered on June 10.
Senaratne was arrested last December and remanded over the controversial “white van” press conference organized by him in November, but he continued to receive treatment at the hospital.
On December 30, Colombo Magistrate’s Court ordered to release Senaratne on bail.
However, the Attorney General filed a revision application on January 08 challenging the decision of the Magistrate Court to grant bail to the former Health Minister.