Court of Appeal clears Janaka Bandara in murder case

20 Nov, 2020

The charges filed against Minister Janaka Bandara Tennakoon over a murder in 1999 were annulled by the Court of Appeal today.

The charges pertain to two cases filed against the Minister at the Kandy High Court over the murder.

Minister Tennakoon was charged of having murdered a person by instructing to open fire at the van transporting United National Party supporters, while he was enroute to participate in a United People?s Freedom Alliance rally in Dambulla.

He was remanded in October 2015, following a case filed against him on the murder at the Matale Court by the Mahawela Police.

However, the Kandy High Court released the Minister in November 2015 on a bail worth Rs. 500,000 and two sureties of Rs. 1 million each.

The Court of Appeal taking up for consideration the case, today ordered that the murder charges filed against Minister Janaka Bandara Tennakoon and another person be annulled. (Colombo Gazette)

Recommended For You

UN women?s rights committee to review Sri Lanka

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is meeting in Geneva from 13 February to 3 March 2017 to review women?s rights in the Sri Lanka as well as Ukraine, Ireland, Jordan, El Salvador, Germany, Rwanda and Micronesia. The UN Committee will review Sri Lanka on February 22, the UN Human Rights office said. The countries under review have ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and are reviewed regularly by CEDAW

07 Feb, 2017

Suspect who obstructed court sentenced to jail

A suspect who obstructed court proceedings has been sentenced to?one-and-half years in jail. The suspect had obstructed court proceedings when the case against former Minister Wimal Weerawansa was heard. The suspect was ordered to be imprisoned for?one-and-half years suspended for seven years. (Colombo Gazette)

07 Feb, 2017

Medical faculty students withdraw from lectures in protest

Medical faculty students from eight medical faculties decided to?withdraw from lectures in protest over the SAITM medical campus, Ryan Jayalath, convener of the Medical Faculty Students Committee said today. Ryan Jayalath said that discussions are ongoing with lecturers for them to also join the protest. Medical students have been protesting for weeks against the SAITM private university and have called for its closure. However a court order was issued recently for the Sri Lanka Medical Counc

07 Feb, 2017

Colombo Gazette is a leading news and entertainment website, covering stories related to Sri Lanka. The content consists of text based news, photos and videos and is linked to social media websites including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, to provide a wider coverage for its stories.