SJB MP Chaminda Wijesiri jailed for 18 months over assault on police officers

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SJB MP Chaminda Wijesiri

Badulla District Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Chaminda Wijesiri has been sentenced to one-and-a-half years’ imprisonment after the Badulla High Court convicted him over a 2019 incident involving police officers.

The High Court found Wijesiri guilty of wrongful restraint, assault causing bodily harm and criminal intimidation of police officers during an altercation near the Bandarawela roundabout.

The case stemmed from an incident in 2019 in which an argument broke out after a police jeep overtook the MP’s vehicle.

Prosecutors told the court the confrontation escalated, leading to the assault and intimidation of police officers.

Following the trial, the Badulla High Court convicted Wijesiri on the charges and sentenced him to one-and-a-half years’ imprisonment.