Verdict in Sampath Manamperi rice lorry robbery case scheduled for November 13

Daily Mirror and WhatNews report that Colombo High Court has scheduled November 13 to deliver its decision in a case involving Sampath Manamperi and other defendants over the alleged taking of a rice-laden lorry. Daily Mirror identifies Judge Rashantha Godawela as the judge who set the date.

WhatNews reports that the incident happened on August 12, 2009, or close to that date, and that a Tamil businessman was threatened. Daily Mirror likewise says the lorry was taken after a Tamil businessman was threatened.

Ada Derana reports that a decision in a case involving Manamperi was deferred until November 13. The reports provide no further information about the proceedings or what is scheduled after the verdict date.

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