Anura Priyadarshana Yapa
Former Cabinet Minister and former Member of Parliament · Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP)
Overview
- Status
- TRIAL ONGOING
- Current Case
- Five-charge corruption prosecution alleging use of approximately Rs. 6.1 million in Ceylon Petroleum Corporation funds for political activities, presented as flood-relief spending, with his wife and other co-accused.
- Next Hearing
- 27 January 2026
- Last Verified
- 27 January 2026
The short version
Anura Priyadarshana Yapa is currently on trial. Five-charge corruption prosecution alleging use of approximately Rs. 6.1 million in Ceylon Petroleum Corporation funds for political activities, presented as flood-relief spending, with his wife and other co-accused. Trial was reported fixed for 27 Jan 2026.
How did we get here?
- 27 January 2026
Hearing
(past; later status not located)
Court: Colombo High Court
Sources (3)
Court cases
Five-charge corruption prosecution alleging use of approximately Rs. 6.1 million in Ceylon Petroleum Corporation funds for political activities, presented as flood-relief spending, with his wife and other co-accused.
What’s happened
Trial was reported fixed for 27 Jan 2026.
- Court
- Colombo High Court
- Next hearing / due
- 27 January 2026
Sources (3)
Political career
Ministerial positions
Former Cabinet Minister and former Member of Parliament
Dates not publicly confirmed
Other political positions
No other positions publicly confirmed.
Party history
Senior SLFP politician and former General Secretary; exact initial joining date not required for V1.
Reported among the Nov 2018 SLPP crossover group. By 2026 reporting that he was invited to rejoin SLPP indicates he had ceased to be part of it, but the exact departure date remains unresolved.