Ganiya Bannister pleads guilty: sentenced to two years imprisonment, suspended for five years.

Swiss Embassy employee Ganiya Bannister Francis was today sentenced to two years imprisonment suspended for five years by Colombo High Court after pleading guilty to the charges relating to making a false claim that she has been abducted and sexually harassed in 2019.

She was further ordered to pay a compensation of Rs. 2 million to the National Authority for the Protection of Victims of Crimes and Witnesses, in addition to the Rs. 5,000 fine, by Colombo High Court Judge Namal Balalle.