Retired Major and Lawyer Ajith Prasanna, who was convicted for contempt of court, will be serving rigorous imprisonment of four years as ordered by the Supreme Court.
In addition, Prasanna was handed a fine of Rs. 300,000 and failure to settle will extend his sentence by six more months.
The verdict was declared by the three-member Supreme Court bench with a favoured majority by Justices Preethi Padman Surasena and S. Thureirajah.
MIAP
