Sri Lanka, March 11 -- The hearing of the appeal filed by former Ministers Mahindananda Aluthgamage and Nalin Fernando against the prison sentences imposed by the Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar over corruption charges commenced for the third day before the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka today.

The Supreme Court yesterday (10) decided to postpone the examination of the appeals filed against the prison sentences imposed on the two former ministers.

The petition hearing is being held before a five-judge Supreme Court bench presided over by Justice Preethi Padman Surasena, said Ada Derana reporter.

The other members of the bench consist of Supreme Court Justices Shiran Gooneratne, Arjuna Obeyesekere, Achala Wengappuli, and Sampath A...