Colombo High Court sentenced former Deputy Minister Shantha Premaratne four years rigorous imprisonment for guilty of accepting bribe yesterday. The Bribery Commission has initiated legal action against him.
The courts found him guilty of accepting a bribe of Rs. 50,000 from a woman promising to get her a job in the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) in 2007. High Court Judge Piyasena Ranasinghe also ordered him to pay Rs 10,000 as fine.
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A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
Update: Five of the twelve passengers on board the bell 212 aircraft that crashed into the Maduru Oya today, have succumbed to their injuries, the SLAF said.
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