Appeals filed by Lalith and Anusha against conviction fixed for argument on July 10

Two Appeal petitions filed by former Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunge and former Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) Director General Anusha Palpita challenging the judgment of Colombo High Court were today fixed for argument on July 10 by Court of Appeal.

Lalith Weeratunga and Anusha Palpita had been sentenced to three-year-rigorous imprisonment by Colombo High Court for misappropriating Rs. 600 million of funds belonging to TRC.

These petitions are to be taken up for argument before Court Appeal (Acting President) Justice Deepali Wijesundera and Justice Achala Wengappuli.