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Appeals Court upholds death sentence on ‘Julampitiye Amare’

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The Court of Appeal has upheld the death sentence given to Geeganagamage Amarasiri alias ‘Julampitiye Amare’ who was accused of shooting and killing of two persons at a JVP rally in June 2012.

This verdict was issued when an appeal filed by the accused through his attorneys, seeking an order to acquit and release him, was taken up before the two-member Appeals Court judge bench comprising Justices P. Kumaran and Sampath Abeykoon today (20).

On November 7, 2019, the Tangalle High Court sentenced ‘Julampitiye Amare’ to death over the Katuwana shooting incident in 2012 which killed two, while causing injuries to another person.

However, through his appeal, Geeganagamage Amarasiri alias ‘Julampitiye Amare’ had claimed that during the trial, the High Court judge did not take the evidence submitted by the defence into consideration.

Accordingly, the accused had requested the Appeals Court to acquit him from the relevant charges.

The Court of Appeal judges who heard the appeal stated that the court does not intend to interfere with the death sentence issued by the High Court Judge. Accordingly, the Appellate Court bench stated that the death sentence imposed on the accused will be upheld and the appeal dismissed.

(adaderana.lk)

(This story, originally published by adaderana.lk has not been edited by SLM staff)

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This week’s Cabinet decisions

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A number of decisions have been taken at the Cabinet meeting held yesterday (May 07).

The decisions taken by the Cabinet of Ministers are as follows :

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New Commissioner General appointed to Examinations Dept.

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Subhashini Indika Kumari Liyanage has been appointed as the new Commissioner General of Examinations, effective immediately.

She succeeds H.J.M.C.A. Jayasundara, whose term ended on May 06, 2025.

Liyanage, a Special Grade Officer of the Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service, previously served as an Examinations Commissioner in the Department of Examinations.

Her appointment was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.

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Speaker announces MPs nominated to serve on 06 SoCs

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Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne announced to Parliament today (May 08) the members nominated by the Committee of Selection to serve on 06 Sectoral Oversight Committees.

Accordingly, the members appointed to the 06 Sectoral Oversight Committees are as follows.

Sectoral Oversight Committee on Economic Development and International Relations

  • Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi
  • Mrs.Sagarika Athauda, Attorney at Law
  • Mrs.Nilanthi Kottahachchi, Attorney at Law
  • Kanthasamy Prabu
  • Wijesiri Basnayake
  • Thilina Samarakoon
  • Ms. Lakmali Hemachandra, Attorney at Law

Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure and Strategic Development

  • Manjula Suraweera Arachchi
  • K. Ilankumaran
  • Ravindra Bandara
  • Danushka Ranganath
  • Asitha Niroshana Egoda Vithana
  • Shantha Pathma Kumara Subasingha
  • Mrs. Geetha Herath, Attorney at Law

Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education, Manpower and Human Capital

  • Aboobucker Athambawa
  • Ms. Krishnan Kalaichelvi
  • Mrs. Nilusha Lakmali Gamage
  • Sugath Wasantha de Silva
  • Sujeewa Dissanayake
  • Sanjeewa Ranasingha
  • Sunil Rajapaksha

Sectoral Oversight Committee on Health, Media and Women’s Empowerment

  • Muneer Mulaffer
  • Dr. Nihal Abeysinghe
  • Mrs. Samanmali Gunasingha
  • Prof. Sena Nanayakkara
  • Dr. S. Sri Bavanandarajah
  • Jagath Manuwarna
  • Ruwan Mapalagama

Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Resource Sustainability

  • Roshan Akmeemana
  • Upul Kithsiri
  • Mrs.M.A.C.S. Chathuri Gangani
  • Susantha Kumara Nawarathna
  • Sudath Balagalla
  • Kitnan Selvaraj
  • Bhagya Sri Herath, Attorney at Law

Sectoral Oversight Committee on Science, Technology and Digital Transformation

  • Chathuranga Abeysinghe
  • Arkam Ilyas
  • Lasith Bhashana Gamage
  • Thanura Dissanayake
  • Mrs. Hasara Liyanage, Attorney at Law
  • Dr. Janaka Senarathna
  • Chandima Hettiaratchi

The Speaker also announced that the Committee of Selection had also nominated Members of Parliament Wasantha Samarasinghe, Sundaralingam Pradeep, Aboobucker Athambawa to serve on the Committee on Parliamentary Business.

In addition, the Speaker further announced to Parliament that the Committee of Selection had also nominated Members of Parliament Aboobucker Athambawa, Arkam Ilyas, Mayilvaganam Jegatheeswaran to serve on the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) and Member of Parliament Sunil Rathnasiri to serve on the Committee on Public Accounts. (COPA).

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