• Had been charged with undermining nat’l security by revealing Army intel. covert ops. 

The Colombo High Court (HC) has acquitted former Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Kulasiri Udugampola from the charges of revealing confidential information regarding Army intelligence personnel.

Udugampola was charged with undermining national security through raiding a safe house used by Army intelligence personnel at the Athurugiriya Millennium City housing scheme on 2 January 2002 and publicising information regarding Army officials and their covert operations.

Colombo HC Judge Adithya Patabendige issued this verdict following an extended hearing of the case over a period of 20 years.