Sri Lankan military court martial has sentenced to death an officer who was found guilty of colluding with Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels, military officials said Saturday.
The officer holding the rank of Major was arrested by the military intelligence in Colombo on Aug. 28 last year and was charged on five counts.
He was accused of passing military secrets to the rebels for money and the military tribunal found him guilty on Wednesday.
The death sentence passed on him was conveyed to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse on Friday through the Army Commander Sarath Fonseka.
Presidential officials said that the sentence will be commuted to a 20-year rigorous imprisonment.
The capital punishment is not executed in the island despite rulings are issued to hang the convicts.
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