Event
Kahawatte election rally shooting case
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Details
- Court
- Ratnapura High Court; Court of Appeal; Supreme Court
- Status
- Appeal against the acquittals before the Supreme Court; accused ordered to appear on 21 October 2026
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