Who’s in, who’s out, and what’s still in court.
Sri Lanka’s political case tracker. See where cases stand, what has been proven, what is still alleged, and what happens next.
Right now6 in prison3 in remand19 upcoming court dates
Politicians in court, in the news
News of politicians’ court cases from 31 newsrooms in English, Sinhala and Tamil, with every report on the same story grouped together and refreshed every 10 minutes.
Top stories right now
Updated- Keheliya & 4 former health officials face contempt action over unpaid Rs. 275 million4 outlets·
- Interpol RED NOTICE Sought Against Former Minister Basil Rajapaksa6 outlets·
- A monk can be disrobed for four grave offences, likened to cutting a palmyrah palm from its stem-JO3 outlets·
- Namal, Yoshitha brought before courts4 outlets·
- Court order halts further steps in bribery case against Sarana Gunawardena2 outlets·
Every outlet, one story
The same event from every newsroom, grouped — no more opening ten tabs.
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Who covered it, who didn't, and who owns them: state, public or private.
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Names in the news link straight to Nadu's verified case files.
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Where things stand
Four cases we’re following closely right now — see every politician and case in the full directory.
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කෙහෙළිය සහ පවුලේ අයට එරෙහි නඩු මොනවාද? | Keheliya Rambukwella
14 Oct 2026
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What changed
Meaningful developments across the tracker, dated and sourced.
12 Oct 2026Arrested
MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake arrested by Bribery Commission over alleged phosphate export bribe
The Bribery Commission arrested Chamara Sampath Dassanayake on 12 October 2026 over an alleged Rs. 8.1 million bribe linked to phosphate exports. He was produced before the Colombo Magistrate's Court; no court order had been reported.
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9 Oct 2026Appeal
Gotabaya Rajapaksa appeals to the Supreme Court over rejected anti-arrest writ
Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appealed to the Supreme Court against the Court of Appeal's 1 October rejection of his writ petition seeking protection from arrest under the Prevention of Terrorism Act in the Easter Sunday attacks investigation.
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8 Oct 2026Court Order
Trial begins for Shasheendra Rajapaksa after court rejects preliminary objections
The Colombo High Court rejected preliminary objections raised by Shasheendra Rajapaksa and two co-accused, recorded not-guilty pleas and began the trial over a Rs. 8.85 million compensation payment.
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Coming up in court
The soonest confirmed court dates across every case Nadu tracks.
Case files worth exploring
The deep-dive cases where Nadu has traced the full record — the people, the companies and the money.
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5-11 October 2026·7 developments · 8 politicians · 3 court decisions
Wait. What does that actually mean?
Remand
Held in custody while the case continues. Not a conviction.
Bail
Released while the case continues, usually under conditions.
Indicted
Formally charged and ordered to stand trial.
Convicted
Found guilty of the charge by a court.
Acquitted
Found not guilty. That matter is over.
Appeal
A higher court is asked to review the decision.
Why this exists
Political cases are often reported one hearing at a time. Arrest here, bail there, appeal six months later, and eventually nobody remembers where the case actually stands.
This tracker puts the timeline back together, so you can see the current status, what came before it, and where the information came from.
One person, one record
See the legal history in one place.
Sources attached
Every material claim links back to where it came from.
Uncertainty stays visible
If reliable sources disagree, we say so.
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Court records move, reporting changes, names get transliterated three different ways, and sometimes two outlets disagree on the same sentence. If you spot an error or have a stronger source, send it in.
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