Sri Lanka's State Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training Palitha Range Bandara was acquitted on Friday by Colombo's High Court.
Mr Bandara had been charged with fraud along side a businessman Nalinda Jagath Kumara Liyanage who were accused of 'aiding and abetting to present a vehicle registration permit for an illegally assembled vehicle', Colombo Page reported.
The paper noted that the trial was supposed to take place two days previously however, Mr Bandara's lawyer told the court 'the first and second witnesses have informed that they are not interested in the case and that her client has to attend the parliamentary session'.