Two persons have been sentenced for breaking into President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s private residence and stealing items from the house. Sri Lanka Latest News
On July 9, 2022, a model of a sailing ship in a bottle was stolen from the President’s residence by a resident of Embillawatta Road, Boralasgamuwa, and he was charged and sentenced today (01) after pleading guilty. Accordingly, the man’s sentence of 6 months with hard labour was suspended for 5 years.
On the same day, a resident of Abeyratne Mawatha, Boralasgamuwa stole a metal jackfruit from the President’s private residence, and a one-year sentence with hard labour has been suspended for 5 years. He has also been fined Rs 1,500, and if he does not pay it, he has been sentenced to one month’s rigorous imprisonment.
