Former Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga and former Director-General of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) Anusha Pelpita who were acquitted from the case of using state funds to distribute material for ‘Sil Clothing’ said the judgment was victory for the public sector employees.
They were commenting after the verdict on their appeal was delivered by Court of Appeal Justices Kumuduni Wickramasinghe and Devika Abeyratne today (19).
Mr Weeratunga and Mr Pelpita were given a 3-years RI term and fined Rs. 5 million after they were found guilty for misappropriation of Rs 650 million of state funds to distribute ‘Sil cloths’ to people before the Presidential elections in 2015.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
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