The bail application (bail pending appeal) filed on behalf of former Colombo district Parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra was scheduled for July 4 by the Colombo High Court.
Hirunika Premachandra, sentenced to 3 years in prison for her involvement in the abduction of a youth using a Defender, has filed an appeal in the Court of Appeal challenging her conviction and sentence by the Colombo High Court.
When the bail application was called before Colombo High Court Judge Amal Ranaraja, the Attorney General was notified to appear before the Court on July 4.
Hirunika Premachandra was found guilty of 18 counts, including conspiring and aiding in the abduction, threatening, assaulting, and intimidating victim Amila Priyankara after the abduction in Dematagoda. She is the ninth accused in the case, with criminal charges proceeding as she pleaded not guilty.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs. 20,000 for each charge.
