A five judge Supreme Court (SC) bench today affirmed the death sentence imposed by the Colombo High Court on former MP Duminda Silva and two others who were convicted of killing former presidential adviser Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra.
The Supreme Court delivered the verdict when the appeal filed by Silva challenging the High Court verdict was taken up for hearing.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court acquitted the first accused from all charges at this hearing.
The Colombo High Court earlier sentenced Silva and three others to death after they were found guilty of the charge of killing Premachandra and three others in 2011.
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