The Colombo High Court yesterday (09) read the charge sheet filed by the Attorney General against former State Minister Diana Gamage, accusing her of obtaining a Sri Lankan passport using forged documents.
When the case was taken up before High Court Judge Manjula Thilakaratne, Diana Gamage pleaded not guilty to the charges.
During the proceedings, President’s Counsel Shanaka Ranasinghe, representing the defendant, raised preliminary objections. He argued that the document in question, allegedly forged, was created in 2003, and with the case being filed in 2024—over two decades later—there was no legal basis to pursue action based on such an outdated document.
Judge Manjula Thilakaratne stated that the preliminary objections would be considered during the trial, which is scheduled to commence on March 5, 2025.
