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Shantha Premaratne
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- Role
- Former Deputy Minister under the People’s Alliance governments, 1994 to 2001; later SLFP Ampara District Leader
- Flagged for
- Convicted by the Colombo High Court in 2017 of accepting a Rs. 50,000 bribe and sentenced to eight years’ rigorous imprisonment; the Court of Appeal upheld the conviction in November 2024
- Status
- The Supreme Court granted special leave to appeal, reported 19 October 2026; he says the money was party donations
Connections (1)
- 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