Two former personnel of the LTTE missile squad were sentenced to 185 years of rigorous imprisonment over the killing of 37 people using a missile during the LTTE war.
The order was issued by the North-Central Province High Court judge Mahesh Weeraman today (Jan 10).
The convicts were charged with carrying out a missile attack on an Antonov 32 military aircraft which had taken off from Palali and was heading towards Ratmalana. It was revealed that the attack had been carried out from the Wilpattu national park following which a 37-member crew comprising Navy, Airforce and Police personnel were killed due to the bombing.
During the hearing, the suspects were found guilty of all 37 charges that were levelled against them by the Attorney General.
Accordingly, court had ordered a jail term of five years for each of the 37 charges that the suspects were found guilty.
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.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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