(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Opposition Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake has been sentenced to jail for contempt of court.
Ramanayake was sentenced to four years Rigorous Imprisonment by the Supreme Court today.
Ramanayake was accused of contempt of court for allegedly making a controversial statement regarding the composition of the Supreme Court judge bench hearing the petitions filed against the President’s dissolution of Parliament in 2018.
Contempt of court charges were served in the Supreme Court in July 2019.
The contempt of court case concluded in August 2020.
In January last year Ramanayake was arrested for committing a crime in terms of Article 111C (2) of the Constitution by interfering with the functions of judges. He was later granted bail.
In April last year Ramanayake was arrested for obstructing the duties of the Police and was later released on bail.
