Ravi Seneviratne pleads guilty to one charge in road accident case
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Accepts responsibility for "failure to prevent an accident" - Agreement to the first charge through lawyers at the Mount Lavinia Magistrate's Court
Ravi Seneviratne pleads guilty to one charge in road accident case
Current Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security and retired Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police Ravi Seneviratne has pleaded guilty to one charge in a case filed over a 2023 road accident on Marine Drive in Wellawatte. The case relates to an accident allegedly caused while he was driving under the influence of alcohol. When the case was taken up before the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court today (July 9), Seneviratne pleaded guilty to …
Ravi Seneviratne fined after pleading guilty to one charge in Marine Drive crash case
Public Security Ministry Secretary Ravi Seneviratne has admitted guilt to one of the charges filed against him in connection with a 2023 accident on Marine Drive, Wellawatte. Appearing before the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court, Seneviratne pleaded guilty to the charge of “failure to prevent an accident.” Magistrate Kanchana Neranjala Silva subsequently imposed a fine of Rs. 2,500. His legal representatives informed the court that their client …
Mount Lavinia Magistrate Kanchana Neranjala Silva today (July 09) ordered retired Senior DIG Ravi Seneviratne, Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security, to pay a fine of Rs. 2,500 for failing to prevent a road accident in connection with the incident of driving under the influence of alcohol and causing an accident on the Wellawatte sea route in 2023. This was after he pleaded guilty to the charge of failing to prevent a road accident. When …
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