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