Speeding: Attorney Sugandhika advised and released

Attorney-at-Law Sugandhika Fernando, who made a controversial statement in connection with the Sri Lankan judiciary, was reprimanded by the Colombo Traffic Court today for speed driving on the Expressway, after she pleaded guilty to the charges.

Peliyagoda Police charged her with driving her vehicle at 117 kmph.

Ms. Fernando appeared in Court without a lawyer and pleaded guilty to the charges.

Magistrate Chandana Kalansuriya advised and released her considering her profession.

A video of Ms. Sugandhika Fernando making a controversial statement on the Sri Lankan judiciary went viral in social media. (Thilanka Kanakarathna)