The Colombo High Court today affirmed a previous court verdict which acquitted Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera and 12 others over the attack of a Church in Thalahena.
Gnanasara Thera and 12 others who were named as the accused over the attack of a Church in 2008, were declared not guilty by the High Court on April 02, 2014.
However, the Attorney General had challenged the verdict by filing an appeal petition before the Appeal Court. Subsequently the appeal was withdrawn by the AG.
Accordingly, the Colombo High Court today reaffirmed its previous verdict and ordered the release of the suspects who were named as defendants in the case.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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