Convicted
People with a reported conviction
This list holds people for whom a cited source reports a criminal conviction. Arrests, charges and allegations do not put anyone here. A conviction can be appealed or overturned, and an entry may not show the latest position.
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Convicted (29)
- A. H. M. FowzieConvicted
- Pleaded guilty to misusing a ministry vehicle; given a suspended two-year sentence by the Colombo High Court in August 2024
- Abdul Latheef Mohamed SafiConvictedIn custody
- Convicted on all but one of the charges against him in the Easter attacks trial on 22 September 2026 and sentenced to between 200 and 260 years of rigorous imprisonment
- Abdul Manaf Mohamed FirdousConvictedIn custody
- Convicted in the Easter attacks trial on 22 September 2026 and sentenced to between 200 and 260 years of rigorous imprisonment
- Abu Hanifa Mohamed MusifConvicted
- Pleaded guilty and sentenced to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment on 7 October 2026 over explosives and firearm materials at Wanathawilluwa
- Amir Hamza Mohamed HamasConvicted
- Pleaded guilty and sentenced to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment on 7 October 2026 over explosives and firearm materials at Wanathawilluwa
- Arjun AloysiusConvicted
- Sentenced to six months in prison by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court on 14 October 2024 for non-payment of Value Added Tax
- Duminda SilvaConvictedIn custody
- Convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra
- Galagoda Aththe GnanasaraConvictedIn custody
- Court convictions in 2018, 2024 and 2025 (see connections)
- Harsha IlukpitiyaConvicted
- Sentenced to two years in prison by the Supreme Court for contempt of court, as reported on 23 September 2025; he had apologised unconditionally in July 2025
- Hemasiri FernandoConvictedIn custody
- Convicted and sentenced to death on 31 July 2026 for failing to act on warnings; the sentence can be appealed
- Husainul Risvi Khalid SameerConvictedIn custody
- Convicted in the Easter attacks trial on 22 September 2026 and sentenced to between 200 and 260 years of rigorous imprisonment
- Kachchi Mohamed JesminConvictedIn custody
- Convicted in the Easter attacks trial on 22 September 2026 and sentenced to between 200 and 260 years of rigorous imprisonment
- Mahindananda AluthgamageConvictedIn custody
- Sentenced to 20 years by the Colombo High Court in May 2025
- Mohamed Haniffa Zainul AbdeenConvictedIn custody
- Convicted in the Easter attacks trial on 22 September 2026 and sentenced to between 200 and 260 years of rigorous imprisonment
- Mohamed Ibrahim Sadiq AbdullahConvictedIn custody
- Convicted in the Easter attacks trial on 22 September 2026 and sentenced to between 200 and 260 years of rigorous imprisonment
- Mohamed Ibrahim Shahid Abdul HaqConvictedIn custody
- Convicted in the Easter attacks trial on 22 September 2026 and sentenced to between 200 and 260 years of rigorous imprisonment
- Mohamed Mansoor Mohamed SanasdeenConvictedIn custody
- Convicted in the Easter attacks trial on 22 September 2026 and sentenced to between 200 and 260 years of rigorous imprisonment
- Mohamed Mustapha Mohamed HarisConvictedIn custody
- Convicted in the Easter attacks trial on 22 September 2026 and sentenced to between 200 and 260 years of rigorous imprisonment
- Mohamed NaufarConvictedIn custody
- Convicted on all charges in the Easter attacks trial, September 2026; sentenced to 220 years
- Mohamed Rameez Mohamed SajidConvictedIn custody
- Convicted in the Easter attacks trial on 22 September 2026 and sentenced to between 200 and 260 years of rigorous imprisonment
- Mohamed Saribu Adham LebbeConvictedIn custody
- Convicted in the Easter attacks trial on 22 September 2026 and sentenced to between 200 and 260 years of rigorous imprisonment
- Nalin FernandoConvictedIn custody
- Sentenced to 25 years by the Colombo High Court in May 2025
- Piyankara JayaratneConvicted
- Sentenced to seven years by the Colombo High Court on 1 September 2026
- Prasanna RanatungaConvictedOn bail
- Convicted by the Colombo High Court of threatening a businessman to obtain promissory notes; two-year sentence suspended for five years and a Rs. 25 million fine, left standing when he withdrew his appeal in September 2025
- Pujith JayasundaraConvictedIn custody
- Convicted and sentenced to death on 31 July 2026 for failing to act on warnings; the sentence can be appealed
- Ranjan RamanayakeConvicted
- Convicted of contempt of court by the Supreme Court in January 2021 and sentenced to four years; released on a conditional pardon in August 2022
- S. M. RanjithConvicted
- Sentenced to 16 years of rigorous imprisonment in April 2025 in a corruption case brought by the Bribery Commission
- Sarana GunawardenaConvictedIn custody
- Sentenced to 16 years by the High Court in June 2026
- Shashi WeerawansaConvictedOn bail
- Found guilty by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court in 2022 of possessing an illegal diplomatic passport and sentenced to two years; upheld by the Colombo High Court on 11 June 2026