Three suspects were sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court today (Jun 21) for killing a woman due to a personal dispute which took place in 1991.
Charges had been levelled by the Attorney General against the suspects for stabbing the woman to death in Bambalapitiya on October 15, 1991.
Issuing the verdict, High Court judge Sampath Wijeratne announced that the charges against the suspects have been proved beyond a reasonable doubt. As such the judge had sentenced the supects to death.
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
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
Two underworld criminals wanted for multiple crimes, including murder, were brought from Dubai to Sri Lanka, today (12).
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