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Wanathavilluwa explosives case: ‘Gafoor Mama’ sentenced to 12 years in prison

Mohamed Shareef Adam Lebbe, alias 'Gafoor Mama', has been sentenced to 12 years of rigorous imprisonment after pleading guilty to…

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Image: NewsWire EnglishNewsWire English•1h agoWanathavilluwa explosives case: ‘Gafoor Mama’ sentenced to 12 years in prison

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The sentence was imposed by the Colombo Special Trial-at-Bar today (28), after the 63-year-old defendant, who is the third accused in the case, pleaded guilty to five charges filed against him. The court ordered that the case be taken up again tomorrow (29) at 8.00 a.m. and directed prison authorities to produce the sixth defendant before court by 7.45 a.m.

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  • Mohamed Rameez Mohamed Sajith2
  • Mohamed Shareef Adam Lebbe2
  • Lal Ranasinghe Bandara2
  • Rashmi Singappuli2
  • Gafoor Mama2
  • Nayomi Wickramasinghe
  • Naomi Wickramasinghe
  • Sajith Moulavi
Organisations
  • High Courts2
  • Colombo Special High Court
Places
  • Batticaloa2
  • Lactowatta2
  • Colombo2
  • Kegalle2
  • Wanathavilluwa
  • Wanathawilluwa
Keywords
  • explosives2
  • sentenced2
  • prison2
  • years2
  • case2
  • impris

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Oct 28, 11:43 AM
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Oct 28, 12:04 PM

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