The Colombo High Court has sentenced former Minister A. H. M. Fowzie for two years of rigorous imprisonment and suspended it for 10 years after he pleaded guilty over the charge of misusing a vehicle belonging to the Ministry of Disaster Management.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs.400,000 on the former Minister, when the case was taken up today (27), Ada Derana reporter said.
Former Minister Fowzie was charged over the possession and personal use of a luxury vehicle worth nearly Rs. 20 million received from the Netherlands to the Disaster Management Ministry, while serving as the Minister of Disaster Management in 2010.
As per the charges, the said luxury vehicle, worth Rs. 20 million, was given to the Disaster Management Centre by the Netherlands, while Rs. 1 million from the ministry’s funds had been utilised for the maintenance of the vehicle.
Apart from the prison sentence, the Colombo High Court also imposed a fine of Rs. 400,000 on the former minister.
