Event
Premaratne bribery conviction appeal
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- Court
- Supreme Court
- Status
- Special leave to appeal granted on whether the evidence established the offence, reported 19 October 2026
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- Shantha Premaratne / Convicted in 2017 and now appealing in / Premaratne bribery conviction appeal
- Reports that a three-judge Supreme Court bench granted special leave to appeal on whether the trial evidence established the offence. He was convicted over an alleged December 2007 bribe of Rs. 50,000 from a party supporter in return for arranging a job for her son-in-law at the CEB; he says the money was donations towards party headquarters and that the complaints were instigated by political rivals.19 Oct 2026 · Daily FT · Supreme Court grants leave to former Deputy Minister in bribery conviction appeal