The Attorney General had filed charges against the accused under the Money Laundering Act for unlawfully accquiring assets worth more than Rs 300 million during his tenure as a Parliamentarian

After handing over indictments, High Court judge Gihan Kulatunga ordered Mr. Gunawardena to be released on a cash bail of Rs 500,000 and two surety bails worth Rs 5 million.

Court also ordered to obtain fingerprints of the accused. The case would be taken up on October 1.