Event
Kahawatte election rally shooting case
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- Court
- Ratnapura High Court; Court of Appeal; Supreme Court
- Status
- Appeal against the acquittals before the Supreme Court; on 21 October 2026 two accused who appeared were ordered remanded and an open arrest warrant was ordered for the third, as reported that day
Connections (1)
- Premalal Jayasekara / Acquitted on appeal in; acquittal challenged in the Supreme Court / Kahawatte election rally shooting caseAllegation
- He and two others were sentenced to death by the Ratnapura High Court over a 2015 shooting at an election rally in Kahawatte, and later acquitted by the Court of Appeal. Hearing an appeal against the acquittal, the Supreme Court ordered the three to appear on 21 October 2026 and banned them from travelling overseas. The CID found he had left for Thailand on 31 August, before the ban.6 Sep 2026 · The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) · SLPP-era deputy minister Jayasekera exits country before SC travel ban
- Reports that on 21 October 2026 the Supreme Court ordered an open warrant for his arrest after he failed to appear, with the CID Director to issue it and the Inspector General of Police to enforce it. The Deputy Solicitor General told the court he is overseas. The two other defendants appeared and were ordered remanded.21 Oct 2026 · Ada Derana · SC issues open warrant for arrest of former Minister Premalal Jayasekara