Arjun Aloysius as the Director of W.M. Mendis Distilleries, along with two others, was released from remand custody today after serving time for defaulting on a Rs. 3.5 billion Value Added Tax (VAT) payment.
Prison spokesman Gamini Dissanayake confirmed their release from Welikada Prison.
The trio had been sentenced to six months in prison by the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court in October of last year for the VAT default.
