The two former Government Officers who had been sentenced three year rigorous imprisonment over issuing "Sil Redhi"(White cloths use by Buddhist Devotees) to the Budhhist Devotees in the island by utilizing Rs.600 million belonging to the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission(TRC) during previous regime have been released on conditional bail by the Colombo High Court today(20) after considering their bail application submitted to the court.The two previous higher government officials who had found guilty over issuing "Sil Redhi" by utilizing government funds illegally during the presidential election under the orders of former president Mahinda Rajapakshe have been produced before the Colombo High Court by the prison authorities and after taking consideration the bail application of them Court has granted them conditional bails by considering their poor health status it has been announced.
However the two suspects were ordered to hand over their passports to the Court and as a travel ban imposed on them.
Both Lalith Weerathunge And Anusha Plapita were sentenced a three year rigorous imprisonment on 07th of September by the Colombo High Court after they were found guilty over the "Sil Redhi" Case and soon after they have sent to the Welikada Prison the acting Medical Offcier in Charge at the Welikada Prison Hospital now been transferred to the Colombo National Hospital by the Health Ministry Dr.Nirmali Thenuwara had transferred them to the super ward of the Prison Hospital by stating they are suffering with severe Diabetes.Since then they were in Prison Hospital a treatment which is not entitled to normal prsioners of the Prison .
