Person
Premalal Jayasekara
Listed from published reports. Appearing here is not a finding of wrongdoing.
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Details
- Role
- Former SLPP Member of Parliament for Ratnapura District; former deputy minister
- Status
- Acquitted by the Court of Appeal; acquittal under appeal in the Supreme Court. On 21 October 2026 the Supreme Court ordered an open warrant for his arrest after he did not appear; he was reported to be overseas
Connections (2)
- 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
- Premalal Jayasekara / MP for, elected August 2020 / Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP)
- He won a seat at the 2020 general election through the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, placing second on its Ratnapura District preference list. He took his oath on 8 September 2020, escorted by prison officials and amid strong objection from the opposition, having been sentenced to death by the Ratnapura High Court that July.8 Sep 2020 · Ada Derana · Premalal Jayasekara sworn in as MP amidst protests