The Court of Appeal has upheld a prison sentence imposed on former Deputy Minister Shantha Premaratne who had been found guilty of accepting a bribe of Rs. 50, 000.
The ex-deputy minister was found guilty by the Colombo High Court in 2017 for obtaining the bribe in 2007 from a woman after promising to get her a job at the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB).
The High Court sentenced him to four years rigorous imprisonment and this was upheld by the Court of Appeal today.
Former Minister and leader of the Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) Douglas Devenanada was arrested by the Criminal investigation Department (CID) today.
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A total of 62 dental surgeons will be joining the health service of of Sri Lanka on Monday, December 29.
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