Former Walapone Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Jagath Kumara and another person have been sentenced to 12 years Rigorous Imprisonment for misusing a state vehicle and unlawful possession of a firearm.
Also the courts had ordered them to pay a fine of Rs.10.5 million for the misuse of the state vehicle, in 2004.
This order was given by the Nuwara Eliya High Court yesterday.
The Udapussellawa Police had filed charges against Jagath Kumara and the other person for the misuse of the vehicle and possession of a weapon without a valid license. Kumara is alleged to have misused a vehicle belonging to the Agriculture Ministry in 2004.
Former PS Chairman Kumara is currently a Sri Lanka Freedom Party Organizer for Walapone in the Nuwara Eeliya district.