Sri Lanka, June 4 -- The Colombo High Court today (04) ordered that a case filed against former Minister Johnston Fernando and two others be taken up on July 07 for further hearing of evidence, Ada Derana reporter said.

The case has been filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), alleging that the trio incurred financial losses to the government by unlawfully engaging the employees of Cooperative Wholesale Establishment (CWE/Lanka Sathosa) in political activities during Fernando's tenure as the Minister of Cooperatives and Internal Trade.

The case was called today before Colombo High Court Judge Aditya Patabendige.

During the hearing, the accused, who are out on bail - former Minister Johnston...