COLOMBO : The Colombo High Court on Thursday, June 11 rejected the appeal filed by Ranasinghe Mudiyanselage Shirja Udayanthi, also known as Shashi Weerawansa, seeking to overturn the two-year prison sentence and fine imposed by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court after she was found guilty of possessing an irregular diplomatic passport. Dengueprevention guide
Delivering the judgment, Colombo High Court Judge Manjula Thilakaratne stated that the ruling issued by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court against the accused would be upheld in full.
Shashi Weerawansa had been convicted on charges of obtaining an irregular diplomatic passport by submitting false information, and on May 27, 2022, the Colombo Magistrate’s Court sentenced her to two years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs. 100,000.
The judgment further stipulated that failure to pay the fine would result in an additional six-month prison sentence.
