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Friday, February 8, 2019

Nine Persons Had Been Sentenced To Death At Chilaw High Court

Chilaw High Court Judge Evonne

Fernando has yesterday (08)sentenced 09 persons who had found guilty over brutally killing of a 27 year old person by using sharp objects nearly 18 years ago ,to death .

The accused including brothers of a same family had found guilty over killing of a 27 year olf L.Lionel Fernando of Mudukatuwa ,Marawila on or nearby 24 th of June 2001 by using sharp objects .Attorney General had filed indictments against the accused in Chilaw High Court over the incident.

Homagama High Court Has Suspended The SiX Month Prison Sentence Imposed On Gnanasara Thero For Five Years

Homagama High Court has yesterday

(08) suspended the six month prison sentence imposed on General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena Organization Venerable Galagodaatte Gnanasara Thero over threatening and blaming Sandya Eknaligoda (Wife of missing cartoonist Prageeth Eknaligoda ) at Homagama Court premises ,for five years .

Homagama High Court Judge Amal Ranaraja has announced the suspended Prison sentence for the imprisoned thero who is currently serving a six year imprisonment on contempt of Court charges ,as a verdict given over the appeal Gnanasara thero has filed 19 th of June last year .

Gnanasara Thero filed the appeal against the six month prison sentence he has received from the Homagama High Court on 09 th of June over the threatening of Sandya Eknaligoda .

Gnanasara Thero was sentenced to six month prison sentence over threatening and blaming Sandya Eknaligoda at Homagama Court premises on 25 th of January 2016.

To participate the court hearing on his appeal Gnanasara Thero Had yesterday arrived in Court from the Prison Hospital through a prison Bus it has been reported .

Earlier the Thero Has expected a Presidential pardon on his prison sentence currently serving over contempt of Court charges at the National Independence day .

Police Have Recovered Army Uniforms ,Caps And Ammunitions From.A House Belonging To A Smuggle Arrested In Dubai

Police have yesterday (07)raided the

house of underworld gang member Anushka Kavished allies "Janga" who was arresred with Drug kingpin Makandure Madush in Dubai and recovered 09 Army Uniform kits ,03 Army caps and T-56 firearms and ammunitions at dikwella area ,Matara .

Police have arrested a relative of Kavished during the raid it has been revealed .

Meanwhile according to latest reports a local Police officer attached to UN Peace keeping force ,Two politicians attached to Kamburupitiya Pradeshiya Sabha, a worker there, Businessman and a prison Officer attached to Kalutara prison were among those arrested with Madush in Dubai .

Sri Lankan government is attempting to get back those arrested persons to Sri Lanka it has been revealed.