Associated Press,  Wed Oct  8 10:03:07 EDT 2008

    -   -              Colombo (dpa) In a landmark judgment delivered Wednesday, Sri Lanka - 's former president Chandrika Kumaratunga was fined by the country's Supreme Court for illegally allocating state land to a private golf course project.
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- The Academic

$27,000 is not a presidential fine.



Quoted from Hindu

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In a landmark judgment delivered on Wednesday, Sri Lanka's former president Chandrika Kumaratunga was fined by the country's Supreme Court for illegally allocating state land to a private golf course project.

Kumaratunga, the country's president from 1994 to 2005, was fined 3 million rupees ($27,000) and ordered to pay compensation to the state for allocating land meant for public purposes located near the parliamentary complex for a golf course.

It is the first time in 30 years that presidential powers have been challenged successfully in the Supreme Court. During his/her time in office, the president enjoys immunity against any legal action, Sri Lanka's constitution says.

Supreme Court Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva ordered the cancellation of the golf course project and the return of the land to the state.

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"What is left when honor is lost?"

>>$27,000 is not a presidential fine.


that should be peanuts for Chandrika !


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rm7000 wrote:

>>$27,000 is not a presidential fine.


that should be peanuts for Chandrika !

According to Tabloids, that was her expense for Curtains to her mansion


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"What is left when honor is lost?"

Hah ha! Solheim must be laughing to death! Now Karuna will laugh in silence.

There will be a time when we will investigate Mihin Air and other dubious deals too! Notice served to the Brothers and Company!!!! I still dont understand how petty thieaves who rob coconuts come out of Police station with a few bones fractures but these high flying and political connected get away with a mere fine.


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VOTER COORAY
"A nation is a collective enterprise - outside of that it is a gambling hall for the opportunism and adventurism of power."-Wole Soyinka

It was said some where else that the then cabinet was mislead by CBK when getting the approval....

Poor babies in the cabinet....

They must have been mislead terribly...Otherwise it wouldn't have got the approval...


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mng

She should have received a jail sentence. This fine is like Rs.300 for her.

it is really funny, those voted CBK two times to power now join Mahinda and bash CBK for corruption.

     

We want Mahinda's record to be scrutinized this way as well.

Most of us are NOT married to one candidate.


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"What is left when honor is lost?"

by the time CBK was scrutinized the loot was invested in UK and in swiss banks.

Negombo wrote:

by the time CBK was scrutinized the loot was invested in UK and in swiss banks.

Negombo, this is a widely prevailing patented process in the whole region..  

Here are some more stash haven names if you want -   St Kitts, luxembourg ..

and some like bunker occupants and saddams and arafats - they all stash it away
in some secret vaults hidden from humans, sun, air, water and fire..


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Negombo wrote:

it is really funny, those voted CBK two times to power now join Mahinda and bash CBK for corruption.

     

Negombo:
I don't care whether Mahinda is corrupt or not. He is the only leader who has the guts to go after the LTTE killers which is the No:1 priority in SL right now. What did CBK do? She came to power promising her first priority was to solve the LTTE crisis but she wasted two terms doing nothing except increasing her personal wealth.

Chandrika's secretary defence addressed Tamil Shelvam "Machan". Pottu Amman addressed Chandrika "our madam"

mawrata wrote:

Negombo wrote:

it is really funny, those voted CBK two times to power now join Mahinda and bash CBK for corruption.

     

Negombo:
What did CBK do? She came to power promising her first priority was to solve the LTTE crisis but she wasted two terms doing nothing except increasing her personal wealth.

So for who did you vote for in those 2 prez elections?  George W Bush ?