The Attorney General informed the Colombo High Court today that legal action would be taken against a prosecution witness who allegedly gave false evidence in the money laundering case filed against Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.When the case was taken up for hearing before the Colombo High Court, Deputy Solicitor General Janaka Bandara drew the court’s attention to the evidence given by a prosecution witness, Palitha Gamage.

The Deputy Solicitor General informed court that the witness had given evidence which contradicted a statement he had previously made to the police.Accordingly, the Deputy Solicitor General stated that action would be taken against the witness on charges of giving false evidence. Following the submissions, the court ordered that witness Palitha Gamage be released on bail.