Sri Lanka, Nov. 12 -- The President of the Court of Appeal yesterday nominated a three-judge bench to hear the appeal filed by former MP Hirunika Premachandra, challenging her conviction and three-year prison sentence in connection with the abduction of a youth in Dematagoda in 2015.
This nomination made following a divided judgement was delivered by a two-judge bench of the Court of Appeal. Accordingly, the appeal is to be heard on January 21, 2027, before a three-judge bench comprising Court of Appeal President Justice Rohantha Abeysuriya and Justices P. Kumararatnam and Pradeep Hettiarachchi.
Premachandra had challenged the conviction and sentence imposed by the Colombo High Court, which found her guilty on 18 counts, including cons...