Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

Two get 19-years RI for arson

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Two persons who set fire to former UNP Anuradhapu­ra District organiser Dr. Raja Johnpulle's house, were this week sentenced to a 19 years 6 months RI, by the North Central Provincial High Court Judge Manjula Thilakarat­ne.

The two convicted men are former UPFA Mihintale Pradeshiya Sabha member Anil Pushpanand­a and Nimal Gamini Jayasuriya.

Earlier, six suspects were indicted on charges of unlawful assembly, trespassin­g on private property and arson, of whom three were acquitted, while one suspect Provincial Councilor Gamini Perera died during the trial.

Dr. Johnpulle’s house was set on fire in August 2008, during the lead up to the North Central Provincial Council Election.

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