Sri Lanka, Oct. 26 -- Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama today (26) ordered the sentencing case against Ranasinghe Mudiyanselage Shirja Udayanthi, alias Shashi Weerawansa, who was found guilty of possessing an irregular diplomatic passport and sentenced to two years' imprisonment and a fine of 100,000 rupees, to be postponed to the 11th.

The Magistrate also ordered the court minutes regarding the appeal filed by the accused in the Supreme Court to be presented to the court on that date.

The court issued this directive after considering a submission made by the lawyer representing the accused, who requested a future date as the appeal case was being heard in the Supreme Court today.

On the previous court date, the lawyer appe...