Sri Lanka, April 26 -- The Court of Appeal has deferred the verdict on the bail request made by the Director of Medical Supplies Division (MSD) Dr. Kapila Wickramanayake.

Thereby, the decision on the bail request, which was slated to be delivered today by Appeals Court judge D.N. Samarakoon, is expected on 30 April.

Wickramanayake is currently held in remand custody over the alleged substandard immunoglobulin imports case. He had filed the petition through his lawyers, seeking an order that the Maligakanda Magistrate's Court's decision to remand him to be declared unlawful and therefore, to release him on bail.

On 20 November 2023, four high-ranking officials - MSD Director Dr. Wickramanayake, Assistant Director Devashantha Soloman, Ac...