Former DIG Vaas Gunawardane Was Sentenced To Five Year Rigorous Impriosnment

The former Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Vaas Gunawardane who in in prison over the murder of a billionaire Businessman Mohommad Siyam ,had been sentenced to a five year rigorous imprisonment over making death threats to the current director of Criminal Investigations Department(CID) Shani Abeysekare in 2013 by the Colombo High Court Judge Gihan Kulathunge today(12).

As per a complaint made by the CID Director Shani Abeysekare the Attorney General's Department had filed a court case against the former DIG Gunawardane in Colombo High Court on six charges including making death threats.

The former DIG was made death threats to the present Director Of CID Abeysekare while attempting to arrest him it has been revealed.The suspected former DIG  was found guilty over the charges .