Wimal’s Wife Shashi Weerawansa Released on Bail

Shashi Weerawansa Released on Bail as Passport Case Heads to Supreme Court - LNW Lanka News Web

August 20, Colombo (LNW): Shashi Weerawansa, the wife of former Minister Wimal Weerawansa, has been granted anticipatory bail by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court while she awaits the hearing of her appeal before the Supreme Court against a two-year jail sentence imposed in connection with a forged passport case. Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama issued the order today (20), when the matter was taken up for the court to deliver its deci…

Shashi Weerawansa released on previous bail pending Supreme Court appeal

Shashi Weerawansa The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today (August 20) ordered Shashi Weerawansa to be released on her previous bail pending a Supreme Court appeal over her two-year prison sentence and Rs. 100,000 fine for providing false personal information to obtain a diplomatic passport. The order was issued when the case was taken up before Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama for the reading of the relevant judgment. Weerawansa …

Shashi Weerawansa released on bail pending Supreme Court appeal

The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court ordered the release of Shashi Weerawansa on bail after she appeared in court in connection with her conviction for possessing an illegally obtained diplomatic passport. Shashi Weerawansa, wife of former minister Wimal Weerawansa, was previously sentenced to two years in prison and fined Rs. 100,000 after being found guilty of the charge. The order was issued when the case was taken up before the Colombo Magis…