Court enters judgment for Rs.250 million in defamation case against Leader publication
Posted by Editor on November 22, 2012 - 11:56 am

The District Court of Mount Lavinia entered a judgment against the Leader Publication for a sum of Rs.250 million for defaming Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
The court also issued a permanent injunction preventing further defamation.
Courtesy: Ada Derana
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Phew, Aunty Fredrica must be enjoying this street opera back home, in cooler climes; 250m bucks for an artice; unprecedented in histor. this Magicstrate in Mt Lavinia must be bonkers; How was this amount estimated?