Shashi Weerawansa, wife of MP Wimal Weerawansa, who was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for two years has been released on bail as per the order of the Fort Magistrate Court today (31).
Mrs. Weerawansa was convicted for obtaining a passport through counterfeit documents and later she had lodged an appeal before the Colombo High Court.
She requested the Fort Magistrate Court to grant her bail as she had filed an appeal against the verdict. The verdict was due to be announced today.
Accordingly, Fort Chief Magistrate Nandana Amarasinghe concluded that Mrs. Weerawansa be granted bail.
MIAP
