Sri Lanka, March 26 -- A bail application filed by former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella who is currently in remand custody in connection with the alleged import of substandard immunoglobulin injections, seeking his release on bail, was yesterday fixed for order on April 3 by the Colombo High Court.

When the bail application was taken up before Colombo High Court Judge Sujeewa Nissanka, Deputy Solicitor General Lakmini Girihagama, appearing on behalf of the Attorney General, made a lengthy submission raising objections over it. She pointed out that Rambukwella had requested the Cabinet on May 30, 2023, permission to import and supply to the government a list of 182 medicines and another list of 17 medicines, citing the fact that th...