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CCD Director convicted for eight years for killing a student

(Lanka-e-News- 19.June.2015, 11.30PM) Director of the Colombo Crime Division (CCD) police officer Roshan De Silva including two constables were sentenced to eight years rigorous imprisonment by the High Court Panadura for brutally killing a student 23 years back.

In 1991 when Roshan De Silva was serving as the officer in charge of the Ingiriya police station took out a student from his parents and shot and killed him at Elapatha. Following the end of the JVP troubles the incident was undermined citing it was a disappearance.

Panadura High Court Judge M. Izzath Raseem gave his final judgment for the 23 year old case. He convicted the criminals for eight years and fined 25,000 for each.

The two police constables who served in the Ingiriya police during the time were Mudiyanselage Jayasena and Sinhala Wirudalage Deepthi Shantha.

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Hi- Director- now you repent what you did long long ago when you were young officer. Did you gain anything by destroying the young boy and the family. (father ex policeman). I know surely that you will appeal the decision,but you know what happened on that unfortunate night. You got a very lenient sentence for the crime. If you do a crime you do the time.? You deserve a life sentence or death. luckily you got eight years in jumpers (sorry no jumpers now - a pair of white shorts) To err is human. Have a nice day within the fortress. bye- Nihal Gunatilake
-- by Nihal Gunatilake on 2015-06-20

Only eight years for a cold blooded murder?
-- by Kingsley Wijesinhe on 2015-06-21

How come small fry Silva got 8 yrs for 1 murder, and Gotha-the-Shark goes scott free? Not looking good for good governance.
-- by Bamboo David on 2015-07-03

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