Appeals Court Upholds Prison Sentence for Ex-Deputy Minister

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Court of Appeal has upheld a prison sentence given to former Deputy Minister Shantha Premaratne who was found guilty of the charges of obtaining a bribe of Rs. 50,000 from a woman after promising employment.

The former Deputy Minister was sentenced to 4 years of rigorous imprisonment after being found guilty over the relevant charges by the Colombo High Court.

This order was issued when an appeal filed by the accused former Deputy Minister, seeking his acquittal from the case, was taken up today.