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Two Police officers sentenced to over 20 years in prison for raping two women
LOCAL

Two Police officers sentenced to over 20 years in prison for raping two women

Colombo High Court Thursday sentenced a two police officers who were convicted for abducting and raping two women, to over…

byFaraz Shauketaly08/06/2018
Former DIG Vaas Gunawardena sentenced to 5 years rigorous imprisonment
LOCAL

Former DIG Vaas Gunawardena sentenced to 5 years rigorous imprisonment

Sri Lanka’s Colombo High Court yesterday sentenced the former Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Vaas Gunawardena for five years…

byFaraz Shauketaly13/02/2018
Killer of Sri Lankan President’s brother sentenced to 18 years of rigorous imprisonment
LOCAL

Killer of Sri Lankan President’s brother sentenced to 18 years of rigorous imprisonment

A Sri Lankan court has sentenced the accused in the murder of Sri Lankan President’s brother in 2015 to 18…

byFaraz Shauketaly01/12/2017
LTTE suspect in Piliyandala bomb blast sentenced for life
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LTTE suspect in Piliyandala bomb blast sentenced for life

A Sri Lankan court today sentenced a LTTE suspect for life imprisonment for conspiring and abetting to explode a claymore…

byFaraz Shauketaly09/11/2017
Former Deputy Minister Shantha Premaratne sentenced to 4 years in prison for bribery
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Former Deputy Minister Shantha Premaratne sentenced to 4 years in prison for bribery

A Sri Lankan court yesterday found a former deputy minister is guilty of receiving bribe and sentenced him to four…

byFaraz Shauketaly04/11/2017
Sri Lanka court sentences suspected LTTE member to life in prison for killing Police intelligence unit chief
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Sri Lanka court sentences suspected LTTE member to life in prison for killing Police intelligence unit chief

A Sri Lankan court today sentenced an accused to life imprisonment for the assassination of the Head of the Colombo-Dehiwala…

byFaraz Shauketaly02/11/2017

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