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Ranjan Ramanayake

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Role

Actor turned politician; former Member of Parliament and deputy minister; leader of the United Democratic Voice

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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

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A second contempt case brought a two-year sentence suspended for five years

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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
• Ranil Wickremesinghe / Granted conditional pardon to / Ranjan Ramanayake
  • President Wickremesinghe signed a pardon on condition that he refrain from comments in contempt of the judiciary. He had submitted an affidavit apologising to the judiciary the day before.26 Aug 2022 · Ada Derana · Conditional presidential pardon for Ranjan Ramanayake
  • He was released from Welikada Prison on 26 August 2022.26 Aug 2022 · Ada Derana · Ranjan Ramanayake released from prison
• Ranjan Ramanayake / Deputy minister in government of / Maithripala Sirisena
  • He was a deputy minister in the government of then-President Maithripala Sirisena when he made the remarks.13 Jan 2021 · Al Jazeera · Sri Lanka jails former minister for saying judges are corrupt
• Ranjan Ramanayake / Founder and leader of / United Democratic Voice
  • He formed the United Democratic Voice in October 2024, with a microphone as its symbol.9 Oct 2024 · Ada Derana · Ranjan Ramanayake forms new political party
• Ranjan Ramanayake / Arrested and charged over / Leaked phone call recordingsAllegation
  • Reports that he was arrested and charged for allegedly recording more than 100,000 personal phone calls, some of which were leaked, and that a separate investigation into the recordings was pending in January 2021.13 Jan 2021 · Al Jazeera · Sri Lanka jails former minister for saying judges are corrupt