Sri Lanka, May 14 -- A former Director of the National Institute of Education (NIE) has been sentenced to six years of rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs. 3 million by the Supreme Court after being found guilty of contempt of court in relation to the non-implementation of a court order concerning the 2024 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination.

The accused, I.G.S. Premathilaka, the former Director of the National Institute of Education, was convicted of contempt of court for failing to comply with a Supreme Court directive issued in connection with the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination.

The Supreme Court bench, comprising Chief Justice Preethi Padman Surasena and two other judges, delivered the verdict, Ada Derana reporter said.

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