Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- The case filed by the journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge's daughter, Ahinsa Wickrematunge, against the former Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, has been rejected by the US-California District Court. This was when the case was taken up in the District Court. The Chairman of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, Professor G.L. Peiris confirmed this verdict when queried by the Hiru news team. The daughter of journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge had filed this case in the California District Court on 15th April.

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