Lawyers Of Impriosned Lalith Weerathunge And Anusha Palpita Filed An Appeal Against "Sil Redhi"Verdict

The lawyers of the imprisoned secretary to the  former President Mahinda Rajapakshe ,Lalith Weerathunge and the former Director Of Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Anusha Palpita had yesterday(11) filed an appeal in Court of Appeal against the verdict given against their clients by the Colombo High Court over the "Sil Redhi"(White Cloths) case.

Colombo High Court had sentenced the imprisoned former officers mentioned above a three year rigorous imprisonment over distributing "Sil Redhi" among Buddhist Devotees in temples throughout the island during the last presidential elections by spending Rs.600 million belonging to Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.

There are reports that during the distribution of  "Sil Redhi" among Buddhist devotees a notice by requesting to vote former President Mahinda Rajapakshe were also given to the devotees which the election monitors than described as a clear violation of election laws.

Meanwhile former President Mahinda Rajapakshe has yesterday(11) stated that he ordered to distribute Sil Redhi" among devotees after visited the imprisoned former officers attached to his administration in Welikada prison.