The Court of Appeal has ordered a reduction in the sentence of the former Mayor of the Kurunegala Municipal Council Thushara Sanjeewa for demolishing a historical monument for a road development project.

The court has imposed a revised ruling of a one-year prison term on Sanjeewa and other accused suspects who were previously convicted over the unlawful demolition of the historic ‘Bhuvanekaba Raja Sabha’ in Kurunegala. 

In December 2023, Thushara Sanjeewa was sentenced to three years of rigorous imprisonment for demolishing the 13th Century King’s Court of King Bhuvanaikabahu II, dating back to the Kurunegala / Yapahuwa Kingdom Era.

The Kurunegala High Court sentenced the former Mayor of the Kurunegala Municipal Council along with four others.

Thushara Sanjeewa together with officials from the Urban Development Authority (UDA) demolished the building in July 2020 for a road development project. (NewsWire)

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Former Mayor of the Kurunegala Municipal Council Thushara Sanjeewa has been sentenced to three years of rigorous imprisonment.

Thushara Sanjeewa has been sentenced for demolishing the 13th Century King’s Court of King Bhuvanaikabahu II, dating back to the Kurunegala / Yapahuwa Kingdom Era, for a road development project.

The Kurunegala High Court today (Dec 14) sentenced the Former Mayor of the Kurunegala Municipal Council along with four others.

The former Mayor of Kurunegala together with officials from the Urban Development Authority (UDA) demolished the building in July 2020 for a road development project.

The Department of Archaeology had filed a complaint with the Kurunegala Police at the time, claiming that Thushara Sanjeewa had demolished a 13th-century King’s Court that was under its supervision. (NewsWire)

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