Conspiracy to assassinate Minister Rambukwella:

Accused Commando sentenced to three years' RI

Sabaragamuwa Group corr

Kegalle High Court Judge sentenced former Sri Lanka Army Commando B.G.Saman Sampath Rajapaksha to three years' Rigorous Imprisonment as he had pleaded guilty to the charge of staying with an LTTE woman member at a hotel in Kegalle and conspiring to assassinate Minister Keheliya Rambukwella.

The Attorney General had indicted him on charges of maintaining physical contact with R. Thamarei Wadani, alias Nelum, resident of Velvetithurei, Jaffna, a member of a terrorist group and failure to provide details on her to the Security Forces.

The suspect confessed that he had an affair with the latter from December 21, 2007 to February 6, 2008.

Meanwhile, Kegalle Provincial Court sentenced S. Suriyakumar to a 35 year jail term on four charges, including, harbouring an LTTE member who tried to assassinate Sarath Fonseka.

The suspect was charged with four offences, including transporting Manjula Devi, a resident of Jaffna, to Rambukkana, giving her lodgings in Rambukkana, providing her house rent in the Weliweriya area and for withholding information from the Police about an LTTE agent.