Lalith and Anusha file appeal over ‘Sil Cloth’ ruling
September 11, 2017 02:38 pm
The attorneys representing the former Presidential Secretary Lalith Weeratunga and former TRC Director General Anusha Palpita have filed a petition against the verdict delivered against them by the Colombo High Court.
The lawyers have filed the petition with the Court of Appeal today (11), seeking a court order annulling the verdict delivered by the High Court.
Weeratunga and Palpita were found guilty on Thursday (7) and sentenced to three years rigorous imprisonment in connection with the ‘Sil Cloth’ case.
The two were accused on three counts of committing a criminal misappropriation funds amounting to Rs.600 million at TRC while spending for a ‘Sil Cloth’ (fabrics used by devotees to observe sill) distribution program during the period of October 30, 2014 to January 5, 2015.
They were each fined Rs 2 million and also ordered to pay Rs 50 million each to the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) as compensation.
