COLOMBO (News 1st) – Sri Lanka's Appeal Court on Tuesday (11) ordered to acquit and release the Ex-Chairman of the Akuressa Pradeshiya Sabha Saruwa Liyanage Sunil who was convicted of raping a 14-year-old girl, and was sentenced to 15-years Rigorous Imprisonment, from all the charges and punishments.Saruwa Liyanage Sunil was sentenced by the Colombo High Court on the 17th of January 202 and was also fined Rs.
200,000/-. He had filed an appeal with the Court of Appeal and it was taken up in the presence of Appel Court Justices P. Kumara Ratnam, and Sampath Abeykoon.The bench delivered the order, and lifted the punishments imposed by the Colombo High Court. .