The Colombo High Court has sentenced former Deputy Minister Myown Mustapha to 6 months rigorous imprisonment for the charge of bribery of 42 lakh rupees to National Freedom Front Member of Parliament Mohammad Mussammil to induce him to support Sarath Fonseka, one of its candidates in the 2010 presidential election.
Announcing the judgment of the case yesterday (17th), Colombo High Court Judge Aditya Patabandige further ordered that Myown Mustapha’s citizenship rights be revoked for 7 years.
He was also fined 500 rupees.
After a long trial, the verdict was announced and the judge stated that the allegations against the accused have been proved beyond reasonable doubt according to the phone conversations and CCTV footage presented as evidence in the case.
