5 July 2019 01:29 pm
Former Deraniyagala Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Champika Wijesinghe alias Atha Kota, who was sentenced to death after he was found guilty of murdering Noori Estate Superintendent, was sentenced to 24-years of rigorous imprisonment after being found guilty of soliciting a bribe of Rs.500,000 to issue a street line certificate.
The case was taken up for hearing by Colombo High Court Judge Gihan Kulatunge.