SRI LANKA: ALL ACQUITTED

the Sri Lankan Supreme Court set aside the death sentences of five army personnel in the Udathalawinna murder case. Chief Justice Asoka de Silva delivered the unanimous judgment. W.M.R. Bandara Wijerathne, H.M. Sunil Chandrasiri, G.H.G. Kamal Wijerathene, E. Anura Kumara, D.M.B. Suranga Dissanayake were originally found guilty of committing the murder of 10 Muslim youths in Udathalawinna on December 5, 2005.