Court rejects appeal against Wele Suda’s death sentence
Posted by Editor on April 5, 2019 - 2:33 pm
The Court of Appeal has rejected the appeal filed by Gampola Vidanage Samantha Kumara alias ‘Wele Suda’ over the death sentence imposed against him by the Colombo High Court.
The bench comprising Justices Achala Wengapulli and Dipali Wijesundara dismissed the appeal filed on behalf of the convict.

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