The former OIC and three other officers of the Angulana Police Station who were accused for the abduction and killing of two youth while in their custody were sentenced to death with 40 years imprisonment with an additional fine of Rs. 100,000 on each of them by the Colombo trial – at-bar judges today.

Former OIC of Angulana police post Thumbegedara Vittie Newton along with three police constables namely Galagamage Indrawansa Kumarasiri, Nihal Dhammika Jayaratne and Janapriya Senaratne were imposed the death sentence and 40 years rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs. 100,000. This was imposed for conspiring to abduct, abducting and murdering Dinesh Tharanga Fernando and Dhanushka Udayakantha Aponso on August 12, 2009. (F. Thajudeen)

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This's a good lesson for the other policemen who r still in service. I'm grateful Your Honours for cutting them to their size. they must know their limitations. [COMMENT_PUBLISHED] => Very well your honours,

This's a good lesson for the other policemen who r still in service. I'm grateful Your Honours for cutting them to their size. they must know their limitations. 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[COMMENT_PUBLISHED] => keep up the good work .Thousand hearty cheers and continue the good work. [ADDED_DATE] => 2011-08-25 13:13:26 [PUBLISHED_DATE] => 2011-08-25 13:13:26 [STATUS] => 1 [LEVEL] => 1 [THUMBS_UPS] => 14 [THUMBS_DOWNS] => 2 [PUBLISHER] => [PUBLISHER_NAME] => [SOURCE] => WEB [PARENT] => 0 [POSITION] => [APPROVED_USER] => 1 [APPROVED_DATE] => 2011-08-25 13:13:26 ) [10] => stdClass Object ( [COMMENT_ID] => 365404 [SITE_ID] => 1 [NAME] => chenamana [EMAIL] => [email protected] [IP] => 172.16.156.114, [ARTICLE_ID] => 13196 [COMMENT_SUBMITTED] => I don't understand this sentence, Death sentence with 40 yeras of imprisonment and 100,000 fine. Why can't you implement the death sentence only and hang them immediately. So this is GOSL's tact to implement 40 years of imprisonment then they will say it is berdoned and reduced the sentences and freed before this Govt go to jail. 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Hope that there wont be any political interference in this instance to get the suspects prematurely released. [COMMENT_PUBLISHED] => A good lesson for those "Dirty Harrys" in the Police force who think they are the lawmakers and can get away with anything with political influence. Hope that there wont be any political interference in this instance to get the suspects prematurely released. 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Death sentence imposed