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Mahinda Rajapakse v. Chandra Fernando and others ( the Helping Hambantota case) S.C.(FR) App: No. 387/2005 The Bench comprised Chief Justice, Sarath N. Silva, Justice Shirani Tilakawardena, and Justice N.E. Dissanayake. In this case Mahinda Rajapakse cited Chandra Fernando IGP, Lionel Gunatilake, DIG, P. Ampawila, Inspector of Police, Kabir Hashim, MP, and the Attorney General as Respondents. Sarath N. Silva, C.J., The Petitioner has been granted leave to proceed on the alleged infringement of his fundamental right guaranteed by Article 12(1) of the Constitution. The allegation of the Petitioner is that the 4th Respondent being a former Minister and a Member of Parliament representing the United National Party (UNP) a political party opposed to him made a complaint to the Criminal Investigation Department of the Police (CID) alleging the commission of an offence of criminal breach of trust and criminal misappropriation by him, falsely and maliciously, in order t