Colombo (News 1st); The Court of Appeal on Monday (07) granted permission for Premalal Jayasekera, who was sentenced to death, to attend Parliament sittings.

The Court of Appeal on Friday (04) afternoon announced it will deliver its verdict on whether or not Premalal Jayasekara, who was elected to Parliament from the Ratnapura District, can attend Parliamentary sittings, on Monday 07th September.

On the 31st of July, Premalal Jayasekera was sentenced to death by the Ratnapura High Court as he was found guilty of the indictments of shooting dead one person and injuring two others.

Jayasekera who contested from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna and was elected is currently held at the Welikada Prison.

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