Appeals of ‘Sil Cloth’ case to be heard on Nov 26

October 19, 2018 03:42 pm

The appeals filed by former Presidential Secretary Lalith Weeratunga and former Director General of Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) Anusha Palpita against the verdict of the ‘Sil Cloth’ case, will be taken up on November 26.

The order was issued by the Court of Appeal judge bench comprising Justices Deepali Wijesundara and Achala Wengappuli today (19).

The Court of Appeal ordered to present the written submissions of the appeals at the next hearing.

Lalith Weeratunga and Anusha Palpita had been sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for 3 years and charged a penalty of Rs 5 million for the alleged misappropriation of Rs 650 million of state funds to distribute ‘Sil cloths’ to people during the presidential election campaign in 2015.

The Appeals Court later released the two defendants on bail, after they had appealed the verdict.

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