One-year prison sentence for Kumar Gunaratnam

March 31, 2016

Politburo member of the Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) Kumar Gunaratnam has been sentenced to one year imprisonment by the Kegalle Magistrate’s Court today (31).

 Gunaratnam, who is presently in remand custody over allegedly violating visa regulations, was also fined Rs.50,000, Ada Derana reporter said.  

The former JVP politburo member had arrived in Sri Lanka from Australia on January 01, 2015, just days before the last Presidential Election. 

Gunaratnam, who reportedly holds Australian citizenship, had arrived in the island on a 30-day tourist visa which expired on January 31, 2015.