2 May, 2024

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Weeratunga And Palpita Get Three Years Rigorous Imprisonment

Former Presidential Secretary Lalith Weeratunga and former Director General of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) Anusha Palpita have been found guilty by the Colombo High Court in the ‘Sil Cloth’ case.

Weeratunga

Palpita

Weeratunga and Palpita have each been sentenced to three years rigorous imprisonment by the Colombo High Court.

They have also been fined Rs 2 million each and ordered to pay Rs 50 million each to the TRC as compensation.

The accused have been given time until September 20 to pay the compensation to the TRC.

Anusha Palpita and Lalith Weeratunga were charged in a case filed alleging that the TRC had spent Rs.600 million to distribute Sil Cloth to the people as part of the former president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s election campaign in 2015.

 

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    in the photo hre he is bending so much but in the wrong direction.he should turn around and let mahinda enjoy his arse a bit

    https://www.colombotelegraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Lalith-and-Mahinda-150×130.jpg

    he reminds me of the english monarchs who select a noble to have the potty and clean their bum.It has to be a deserving noble because touching the king is considered a honor and nobody is allowed to do that except those close to the king.

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