The Colombo High Court sentenced former minister A.H.M. Fowzie to two years of hard labor after he pleaded guilty to misusing a government vehicle.
However, Justice Navaratne Marasinghe suspended the sentence for ten years.
The court also imposed a fine of 400,000 rupees on Fowzie.
The charges stemmed from allegations that he used a jeep, donated by the Dutch government to the Disaster Management Center, for personal purposes. Additionally, he was accused of spending nearly 1,000,000 rupees on the vehicle's maintenance.
The case, brought forward by the Bribery Commission, included four charges related to the misuse of the vehicle.
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