{"id":157827,"date":"2016-02-19T21:09:56","date_gmt":"2016-02-19T15:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=157827"},"modified":"2016-02-20T13:23:37","modified_gmt":"2016-02-20T07:53:37","slug":"shirani-bandaranayake-acquitted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/shirani-bandaranayake-acquitted\/","title":{"rendered":"Shirani Bandaranayake Acquitted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Chief Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Shirani+Bandaranayake&amp;x=11&amp;y=3\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Shirani Bandaranayake<\/span><\/a> was acquitted by the Colombo Chief Magistrate on a case filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption with regard to her failure to declare her assets.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_59789\" style=\"width: 140px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/chief-justice-to-filing-a-contempt-of-court-action\/chief-justice-shirani-bandaranayake1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-59789\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59789\" class=\"size-full wp-image-59789\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Chief-Justice-Shirani-Bandaranayake1.jpg\" alt=\"Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake\" width=\"130\" height=\"185\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-59789\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake<\/p><\/div>\n<p>She was acquitted after the Commission decided to withdraw the charge sheet against her. 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