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A. H. M. FowzieFormer Minister of Disaster Management; former Member of ParliamentSJBCONVICTED2—Anagipura Ashoka SepalaFormer Chairman, Talawakelle-Lindula Urban Council; Nuwara Eliya District Chief Organizer of SJB reported in May 2025SJBCHARGES PENDING1—Anura Priyadarshana YapaFormer Cabinet Minister and former Member of ParliamentSLPPTRIAL ONGOING1—Arjuna Ranatunga—INDICTED1—Asoka RanwalaMember of Parliament (Gampaha District, NPP)NPPCHARGES PENDING1—Atukorala Don Udeni PriyangaFormer Chairman, Walallawita Pradeshiya Sabha—CHARGES PENDING1—Basil RajapaksaFormer Minister of Finance; former Minister of Economic DevelopmentSLPPSTATUS UNCLEAR327 Oct 2026C. B. RathnayakeFormer Cabinet Minister and former MPSLPPCHARGES PENDING1—Chamara Sampath DassanayakeMember of Parliament for Badulla DistrictSLFPIN REMAND33 Nov 2026Chaminda WijesiriMember of Parliament for Badulla District—UNDER APPEAL1—Dayasiri JayasekaraMember of Parliament, Kurunegala (Samagi Jana Balawegaya)SLFPPROCEEDINGS PENDING18 Jan 2027Dilith JayaweeraMember of Parliament, National ListMJPPROCEEDINGS PENDING1—Don Harindra Chanaka IlapperumaFormer Opposition Leader, Central Provincial CouncilUNPCHARGES PENDING1—Douglas DevanandaLeader, Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP)—INVESTIGATION1—Dr. Jagath WickramaratneSpeaker of the Parliament of Sri LankaNPPINVESTIGATION1—Dr. Ramanathan ArchchunaMember of Parliament for Jaffna DistrictINDCHARGES PENDING3—Duminda DissanayakeSLFPINDICTED14 Nov 2026Duminda SilvaSLFPSERVING SENTENCE3—Ekanayake Walawwe AselaFormer Chairman, Kundasale Pradeshiya Sabha; reported appointed as an SLFP district organiser in 2017SLFPCHARGES PENDING1—Gotabaya RajapaksaSLPPUNDER APPEAL927 Nov 2026Hirunika PremachandraFormer Member of ParliamentSJBUNDER APPEAL1—Jagath SamanthaFormer Chairman, Arachchikattuwa Pradeshiya SabhaSLPPCONVICTED2—Jagath Thilakasiri PereraFormer Western Province Health Minister—INVESTIGATION1—Janaka Bandara Tennakoon—CHARGES PENDING1—Janaka Nishantha RatnayakeFormer Mayor, Bandarawela Municipal Council—INVESTIGATION1—Janaka Tissa KuttiarachchiFormer Member of Parliament; former Uva Provincial CouncillorSLPPINVESTIGATION1—Johnston FernandoFormer Cabinet Minister and former Member of ParliamentSLPPCHARGES PENDING528 Oct 2026Kasun Madusankha (Madhusanka) BandaraKegalle Municipal Council member, Olagama divisionNPPCHARGES PENDING1—Keheliya RambukwellaSLPPTRIAL ONGOING8—Kumara JayakodyMember of Parliament, National ListNPPTRIAL ONGOING23 Nov 2026Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena—INDICTED2—Mahinda KahandagamaFormer Colombo Municipal CouncillorSLPPINVESTIGATION1—Mahindananda AluthgamageFormer Cabinet Minister and former Member of ParliamentSLPPSERVING SENTENCE2—Maithripala SirisenaSLFPRIGHTS JUDGMENT1—Mervyn SilvaFormer Cabinet Minister and former Member of ParliamentSLFPINDICTED2—Milan JayatillekeGampaha District OrganiserMJPCHARGES PENDING1—Mohomadu Moinudeen Mohommad AshardeenDeputy Mayor, Kurunegala Municipal Council (as reported in May 2026; current status unverified)ACMCCHARGES PENDING1—Nalin Fernando (Kachchakaduge Nalin Ruwanjeewa Fernando)Former Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security; former Member of Parliament; former Lanka Sathosa ChairmanSLPPSERVING SENTENCE2—Namal RajapaksaMember of Parliament, National ListSLPPIN REMAND827 Oct 2026Nimal LanzaFormer State Minister and former Member of ParliamentSLPPCHARGES PENDING1—Patali Champika RanawakaLeader, United Republican FrontURFTRIAL ONGOING1—Piyankara JayaratneFormer State Minister and former Member of ParliamentSLPPSERVING SENTENCE4—Prasanna RanatungaSLPPCHARGES PENDING226 Jan 2027Prasanna RanaweeraFormer State Minister and former Member of ParliamentSLPPINDICTED1—Premalal JayasekaraFormer Member of ParliamentSLPPUNDER APPEAL2—Rajitha SenaratneFormer Cabinet Minister and former Member of ParliamentDNMINDICTED217 Nov 2026Ranil WickremesingheUNPINVESTIGATION111 Nov 2026Ranjan RamanayakeUDVRELEASED · PARDONED1—Ravi KarunanayakeMember of Parliament, National ListUNPCHARGES PENDING3—Renuka PereraAdministrative Secretary / senior member, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP)SLPPINVESTIGATION1—Rishad BathiudeenMember of Parliament for Vanni DistrictACMCSTATUS UNCLEAR2—Rohitha BogollagamaSLFPIN REMAND1—S. B. DissanayakeFormer opposition parliamentarian (MP at the time of his conviction)SLFPRELEASED · PARDONED1—S. M. ChandrasenaFormer Cabinet/Deputy Minister and former MPSLPPTRIAL ONGOING1—S. M. Ranjith (Samarakoon Mudiyanselage Ranjith / "S. M. Ranjith Samarakoon")SLFPSERVING SENTENCE2—Sagara KariyawasamGeneral Secretary, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP)SLPPCHARGES PENDING1—Sajin de Vass GunawardenaFormer Member of ParliamentSLFPCHARGES PENDING1—Sampath ManamperiSLPPCHARGES PENDING7—Sarana GunawardenaSLFPSERVING SENTENCE4—Sarath Fonseka—RELEASED · PARDONED1—Sathasivam ViyalendranFormer State Minister of Environment and TradeTMKCHARGES PENDING1—Shan Wijayalal de SilvaFormer Chief Minister of Southern Province; former MPSJBCHARGES PENDING1—Shasheendra RajapaksaFormer State MinisterSLPPINDICTED1—Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan ("Pillayan")Member, Eastern Tamil Alliance (joint alliance with Karuna Amman)TMVPIN REMAND3—Tiran AllesMember of Parliament (National List, Democratic National Alliance)UPPINVESTIGATION1—Udaya GammanpilaLeader, Pivithuru Hela UrumayaPHUINVESTIGATION5—Warnakulasuriya Alex Nishantha FernandoWennappuwa Pradeshiya Sabha member as reported in Feb 2026 (current seat unverified)SLPPCONVICTED1—Wijewickrama Manamperige Piyal Senadheera (Piyal Manamperi)Former Member, Angunakolapelessa Pradeshiya Sabha (Ward 01, Thalawa)SLPPINVESTIGATION2—Wimal WeerawansaLeader, National Freedom FrontNFFPROCEEDINGS PENDING4—
A. H. M. Fowzie
CONVICTEDSJB
2 matters
Anagipura Ashoka Sepala
CHARGES PENDINGSJB
1 matter
Anura Priyadarshana Yapa
TRIAL ONGOINGSLPP
1 matter
Arjuna Ranatunga
INDICTED
1 matter
Asoka Ranwala
CHARGES PENDINGNPP
1 matter
Atukorala Don Udeni Priyanga
CHARGES PENDING
1 matter
Basil Rajapaksa
STATUS UNCLEARSLPP
3 matters · Next: 27 Oct 2026
C. B. Rathnayake
CHARGES PENDINGSLPP
1 matter
Chamara Sampath Dassanayake
IN REMANDSLFP
3 matters · Next: 3 Nov 2026
Chaminda Wijesiri
UNDER APPEAL
1 matter
Dayasiri Jayasekara
PROCEEDINGS PENDINGSLFP
1 matter · Next: 8 Jan 2027
Dilith Jayaweera
PROCEEDINGS PENDINGMJP
1 matter
Don Harindra Chanaka Ilapperuma
CHARGES PENDINGUNP
1 matter
Douglas Devananda
INVESTIGATION
1 matter
Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne
INVESTIGATIONNPP
1 matter
Dr. Ramanathan Archchuna
CHARGES PENDINGIND
3 matters
Duminda Dissanayake
INDICTEDSLFP
1 matter · Next: 4 Nov 2026
Duminda Silva
SERVING SENTENCESLFP
3 matters
Ekanayake Walawwe Asela
CHARGES PENDINGSLFP
1 matter
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
UNDER APPEALSLPP
9 matters · Next: 27 Nov 2026
Hirunika Premachandra
UNDER APPEALSJB
1 matter
Jagath Samantha
CONVICTEDSLPP
2 matters
Jagath Thilakasiri Perera
INVESTIGATION
1 matter
Janaka Bandara Tennakoon
CHARGES PENDING
1 matter
Janaka Nishantha Ratnayake
INVESTIGATION
1 matter
Janaka Tissa Kuttiarachchi
INVESTIGATIONSLPP
1 matter
Johnston Fernando
CHARGES PENDINGSLPP
5 matters · Next: 28 Oct 2026
Kasun Madusankha (Madhusanka) Bandara
CHARGES PENDINGNPP
1 matter
Keheliya Rambukwella
TRIAL ONGOINGSLPP
8 matters
Kumara Jayakody
TRIAL ONGOINGNPP
2 matters · Next: 3 Nov 2026
Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena
INDICTED
2 matters
Mahinda Kahandagama
INVESTIGATIONSLPP
1 matter
Mahindananda Aluthgamage
SERVING SENTENCESLPP
2 matters
Maithripala Sirisena
RIGHTS JUDGMENTSLFP
1 matter
Mervyn Silva
INDICTEDSLFP
2 matters
Milan Jayatilleke
CHARGES PENDINGMJP
1 matter
Mohomadu Moinudeen Mohommad Ashardeen
CHARGES PENDINGACMC
1 matter
Nalin Fernando (Kachchakaduge Nalin Ruwanjeewa Fernando)
SERVING SENTENCESLPP
2 matters
Namal Rajapaksa
IN REMANDSLPP
8 matters · Next: 27 Oct 2026
Nimal Lanza
CHARGES PENDINGSLPP
1 matter
Patali Champika Ranawaka
TRIAL ONGOINGURF
1 matter
Piyankara Jayaratne
SERVING SENTENCESLPP
4 matters
Prasanna Ranatunga
CHARGES PENDINGSLPP
2 matters · Next: 26 Jan 2027
Prasanna Ranaweera
INDICTEDSLPP
1 matter
Premalal Jayasekara
UNDER APPEALSLPP
2 matters
Rajitha Senaratne
INDICTEDDNM
2 matters · Next: 17 Nov 2026
Ranil Wickremesinghe
INVESTIGATIONUNP
1 matter · Next: 11 Nov 2026
Ranjan Ramanayake
RELEASED · PARDONEDUDV
1 matter
Ravi Karunanayake
CHARGES PENDINGUNP
3 matters
Renuka Perera
INVESTIGATIONSLPP
1 matter
Rishad Bathiudeen
STATUS UNCLEARACMC
2 matters
Rohitha Bogollagama
IN REMANDSLFP
1 matter
S. B. Dissanayake
RELEASED · PARDONEDSLFP
1 matter
S. M. Chandrasena
TRIAL ONGOINGSLPP
1 matter
S. M. Ranjith (Samarakoon Mudiyanselage Ranjith / "S. M. Ranjith Samarakoon")
SERVING SENTENCESLFP
2 matters
Sagara Kariyawasam
CHARGES PENDINGSLPP
1 matter
Sajin de Vass Gunawardena
CHARGES PENDINGSLFP
1 matter
Sampath Manamperi
CHARGES PENDINGSLPP
7 matters
Sarana Gunawardena
SERVING SENTENCESLFP
4 matters
Sarath Fonseka
RELEASED · PARDONED
1 matter
Sathasivam Viyalendran
CHARGES PENDINGTMK
1 matter
Shan Wijayalal de Silva
CHARGES PENDINGSJB
1 matter
Shasheendra Rajapaksa
INDICTEDSLPP
1 matter
Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan ("Pillayan")
IN REMANDTMVP
3 matters
Tiran Alles
INVESTIGATIONUPP
1 matter
Udaya Gammanpila
INVESTIGATIONPHU
5 matters
Warnakulasuriya Alex Nishantha Fernando
CONVICTEDSLPP
1 matter
Wijewickrama Manamperige Piyal Senadheera (Piyal Manamperi)
INVESTIGATIONSLPP
2 matters
Wimal Weerawansa
PROCEEDINGS PENDINGNFF
4 matters
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