Athas case appeal put off
The Court of Appeal this week postponed the appeal in the case of intimidation of Defence Correspondent and Consultant Editor of The Sunday Times, Iqbal Athas for January 19, 2005. The case was taken up before Justices Chandradasa Nanayakkara and Gamini Abeyratne.

The appeal was made by former Air Force Squadron Leaders H.M. Rukman Herath (now deceased) and D.S. Prasanna Kannangara against the sentence meted out to them by the High Court on February 7, 2002. The court has allowed an application by Mr. Herath's father to intervene on his son's behalf. Senior State Counsel Dapula De Livera appeared for the Attorney General while President's Counsel Ranjith Abeysuriya, PC appeared for the appellants.

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