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Event

Contempt of court conviction, January 2021

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Court

Supreme Court, unanimous

Sentence

Four years of rigorous imprisonment

Remarks

Made to reporters in August 2017, alleging that most judges and lawyers were corrupt

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Politicians and investigators

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• Ranjan Ramanayake / Convicted in / Contempt of court conviction, January 2021
  • The Supreme Court sentenced him to four years of rigorous imprisonment for contempt over remarks made to reporters in 2017. He said he was being targeted for speaking out against corruption.13 Jan 2021 · Al Jazeera · Sri Lanka jails former minister for saying judges are corrupt