Former parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra, who was given a three-year rigorous prison sentence in June this year, has been released on bail by the Colombo High Court today (22).
Colombo High Court Judge Amal Ranaraja granted bail to Ms. Premachandra following the hearing of the former MP’s bail application.
On June 28, the Colombo High Court sentenced Ms. Premachandra to three years of rigorous imprisonment for her role in the 2015 kidnapping and assault of a youth in Dematagoda using a Defender.
After considering the evidence brought forth by the victim, Amila Priyankara, who claimed that on December 21, 2015, he was kidnapped and beaten by a gang of individuals who arrived in a black Defender jeep in Dematagoda, the Colombo High Court passed the sentence on the former MP.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
Gazette on new speed limit regulations to be issued within two weeks
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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