A running, dated record of meaningful developments across the tracker - arrests, remands, bail, indictments, convictions, appeals and significant court orders. This is a publication layer, not a separate legal record: every Update links back to the underlying case file and politician profile it comes from.
The Colombo Fort Magistrate granted Namal Rajapaksa bail in the CID Airbus money-laundering proceeding on 30 September 2026, but he remains remanded in the CIABOC Airbus bribery and Krrish bribery cases.
The Colombo Fort Magistrate forfeited Rs. 40 million in bail bonds posted by Aravinda de Silva and his wife for Airbus co-suspect Priyanka Niyomali Wijenayake, who has gone abroad and not appeared.
A three-judge Court of Appeal bench dismissed Dilith Jayaweera's writ petition without hearing it. The contempt referral itself remains pending before the court.
CIABOC named Namal Rajapaksa the fourth suspect in its Krrish bribery case and the Colombo Chief Magistrate remanded him until 6 October 2026, the same date as former Krrish director Janaki Siriwardena.
The Colombo Magistrate's Court granted bail to Renuka Perera, former Chairperson of the National Transport Commission, on two sureties of Rs. 5 million each. The CIABOC investigation continues.
On 29 September 2026 the court refused bail to Namal Rajapaksa and further remanded him until 13 October. The Deputy Solicitor General said the Airbus bribery and money-laundering investigations had concluded and a combined indictment would be filed.
The Colombo High Court acquitted and released Udaya Gammanpila of criminal breach of trust involving about Rs. 21 million, in the second of two related cases over the same share transaction.
In a non-criminal fundamental-rights ruling, the Supreme Court held that former minister A.H.M. Fowzie's personal use of a Netherlands-donated disaster-management vehicle violated Article 12(1) and ordered him to pay about Rs. 6.6 million and publish an apology.
CIABOC carried out the prison questioning of Namal Rajapaksa it had been granted permission for on 24 September, recording his statement over the alleged Rs. 70 million Krrish/Transworks Square bribery matter. Sources disagree by one day on whether this happened on 25 or 26 September.
CIABOC arrested and remanded Chinari (Lakmanthi) Hettiarachchi, wife of former Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena, over an allegation she paid a Colombo High Court office assistant Rs. 50,000 to influence a judge toward a suspended sentence for Gunawardena. The Island reports this ties to his June 2026 conviction and 16-year sentence, now under appeal.
CIABOC arrested and remanded Janaki (Geethanjali) Siriwardena, a former Krrish Group executive director, over an allegation that she paid Namal Rajapaksa Rs. 70 million in three instalments to expedite a UDA land transfer in Colombo Fort for the Krrish project. The court also allowed CIABOC to record a statement from Rajapaksa in prison as part of the investigation.
The Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court further remanded Namal Rajapaksa until 30 September 2026 in the CID money-laundering case and deferred the bail ruling, asking the prosecution to clarify whether this case and his separate CIABOC bribery case are being conducted jointly, whether it should transfer courts, and whether an Anti-Corruption Act certificate was filed.
The Colombo Central Crime Investigation Bureau began the court-ordered investigation into whether Wimal Weerawansa's 12 September rally remarks about a court order amount to contempt, reporting to Colombo Magistrate's Court No. 2 on its progress.
In S.M. Chandrasena's Colombo High Court trial over the seed-maize political distribution case, a former Ministry of Economic Development Additional Secretary testified that the project had been approved under the ministry's procedures. Further trial was fixed for 12 October 2026.
CIABOC arrested Jagath Thilakasiri Perera, a former Western Province Health Minister, over alleged Bribery Act offences. The Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court released him on bail the same day.
The Colombo Chief Magistrate issued a warrant for Wimal Weerawansa's arrest after he was absent from a hearing in the 2016 UN office protest case. He arrived shortly after, citing a vehicle breakdown, and the court directed a formal recall motion. Further evidence was fixed for 19 October 2026.
The Attorney General is reportedly considering combining the separate CIABOC bribery and CID money-laundering investigations against Namal Rajapaksa into a single prospective High Court indictment, alongside international evidence-gathering and planned Interpol Red Notices for two overseas co-suspects. No indictment has been filed and no merger has been confirmed.
Sri Lankan authorities activated the Interpol process concerning Basil Rajapaksa, who is overseas and subject to outstanding arrest warrants in the Brown's Hill property case and the tourism T-shirt spending case. Reporting conflicts on whether a Blue Notice has already been issued or only requested.
The Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court further remanded Namal Rajapaksa until 29 September 2026 in the separate CIABOC bribery investigation, fixing the bail ruling for that date. The hearing also confirmed CIABOC had sought the Attorney General's advice and was pursuing Interpol Red Notices for other suspects reported to be overseas.
Police Headquarters and Foreign Ministry sources reportedly said the Government was finalising the process of seeking Basil Rajapaksa's extradition from the United States, where he is reported to be residing, to face proceedings on two outstanding Sri Lankan arrest warrants.
During a hearing in Namal Rajapaksa's CIABOC bribery case, the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court ordered the Inspector General of Police to investigate whether remarks Wimal Weerawansa made at a 12 September SLPP rally in Anuradhapura, commenting on the court's earlier remand order against Rajapaksa, amount to contempt of court.
CIABOC arrested Renuka Perera, former Chairperson of the National Transport Commission and a senior SLPP figure, over allegations concerning the issuance of 56 Southern Expressway passenger-service permits. The Colombo Magistrate's Court remanded him until 29 September 2026.
The Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court issued warrants for former cricketer Aravinda de Silva and his wife after they missed a hearing on their bail-surety obligations for a co-suspect in Namal Rajapaksa's CIABOC bribery case, then recalled the warrants once their lawyers explained they had been attending a funeral. Neither is accused of any offence in the case.
At the same hearing that remanded Namal Rajapaksa in the CID money-laundering case, prosecutors told the court that forensic investigators had recovered email communications between Rajapaksa and Airbus officials, that Airbus representatives had given statements to CIABOC and the CID, and that foreign forensic-audit material had been received. Rajapaksa's lawyers disputed the prosecution's payment allegations.
The Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court produced Namal Rajapaksa as the fourth suspect in the CID's money-laundering investigation into the 2013 SriLankan Airlines Airbus procurement and ordered him remanded until 23 September 2026, when a bail ruling is also due. This is separate from his existing CIABOC bribery case over the same transaction.
Johnston Fernando appeared before the Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court in a previously untracked case concerning the alleged illegal possession of a luxury vehicle, reportedly under the Motor Traffic Act. He remains on bail; the matter was fixed for 28 October 2026.
Former MP Janaka Tissa Kuttiarachchi appeared before the Police Illegal Assets Investigation Unit/FCID and provided a statement in a financial investigation reportedly relating to an alleged irregularity at Uva Capital Bank. No arrest, charge, or finding of wrongdoing has been reported.
At a video-conference hearing, the Batticaloa Magistrate's Court further remanded Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan ("Pillayan") until 29 September 2026, alongside a renewed arrest warrant for a co-accused reported to be in London.
The IGP has reportedly directed the Terrorism Investigation Division to investigate a complaint alleging that remarks made by Jaffna District MP Ramanathan Archchuna at an SLPP rally in Anuradhapura promoted or supported the proscribed LTTE. This is a complaint and investigation only - no arrest, charge, or finding of wrongdoing has been reported.
In the ongoing Easter Sunday attacks proceeding against former intelligence chief Suresh Sallay, prosecutors told the Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court on 15 September 2026 that investigators were examining whether political and logistical support had been given to people connected to the attackers, referencing former minister Rishad Bathiudeen and a Mannar businessman. He has not been named a suspect in this proceeding, and reporting states he has not been questioned by the CID on this.
A three-judge Court of Appeal bench was appointed to hear the contempt-of-court referral against Wimal Weerawansa, Udaya Gammanpila, Dilith Jayaweera and three others, arising from a July 2026 satyagraha protest. Jayaweera's own writ petition challenging the referral is listed for support on 18 September 2026.
The Colombo High Court heard and the defence cross-examined prosecution witnesses in the trial of former Fisheries Minister Rajitha Senaratne and two co-defendants over the 2012 lease of the Mutwal (Modara) Fisheries Harbour. Further hearing fixed for 17 November 2026.
CIABOC has collected documents on staff, salaries and vehicle use at the Speaker's official residence as part of its investigation into a complaint filed against Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne in February 2026. No arrest, charge, or finding of wrongdoing has been made.
The Attorney General directed the CID to name Namal Rajapaksa a suspect under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act over the 2013 SriLankan Airlines Airbus procurement - a proceeding distinct from the CIABOC bribery case in which he is already remanded. He is due before the Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court on 16 September.
The Tangalle High Court granted Sampath Manamperi bail in the Middeniya weapons and live-grenade case, on a Rs.10,000 cash bail and two Rs.250,000 sureties. The order does not resolve his custody status in the several other legal matters recorded against him.
Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa attended the Financial Crimes Investigation Division and recorded a statement about the 2006 MiG-27 aircraft procurement, in which investigators allege nearly US$7 million was misappropriated. No arrest, charge, or indictment was reported.
A separate Central Bank bond-scam prosecution against Ravi Karunanayake and 10 others, concerning the 29 March 2016 bond auction, was adjourned after the Colombo High Court found its Permanent Trial-at-Bar bench was not fully constituted.
The Supreme Court ruled that former President Maithripala Sirisena acted arbitrarily and unconstitutionally in granting a 2019 presidential pardon to Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, invalidating the pardon. This is a constitutional/fundamental-rights judgment, not a criminal conviction against Sirisena.
Duminda Dissanayake was indicted before the Colombo High Court over the 2025 gold-plated T-56 firearm discovery, after the case was reopened following his earlier discharge, and was released on bail the same day.
Janaka Nishantha Ratnayake, former Mayor of the Bandarawela Municipal Council, was arrested and later remanded until 16 September 2026 over an investigation into alleged financial fraud and forged documents at the council.
The Court of Appeal took up a contempt-related referral against Wimal Weerawansa and Udaya Gammanpila over remarks made during a July 2026 satyagraha, and ordered its Registrar to take further procedural steps.
Johnston Fernando was arrested by CIABOC over alleged irregular procurement of auditorium chairs at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Auditorium, Polgolla, and released on bail the same day.
Namal Rajapaksa was arrested by CIABOC and remanded over an alleged Rs. 100 million bribe linked to the 2014-2015 SriLankan Airlines Airbus acquisition. He is due back in court on 18 September 2026.
The Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court recalled the long-running MiG-27 procurement case for 6 January 2027 after investigators said the matter had been referred to the Attorney General for advice. The court also temporarily lifted the foreign travel ban on suspect Udayanga Weeratunga until that date. The hearing did not concern former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who remains under separate investigation in the same matter.
Former Civil Aviation Minister Piyankara Jayaratne was convicted and sentenced to seven years' rigorous imprisonment for pressuring a SriLankan Catering executive to release funds for a 2014 May Day rally.
CIABOC arrested Ravi Karunanayake after recording his statement over the alleged use of National Lotteries Board employees for political work; the magistrate released him the same day on two sureties of Rs. 1 million each with a travel ban.
Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan (Pillayan) was indicted at the Polonnaruwa High Court over the 2006 disappearance and killing of Eastern University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Sivasubramaniam Ravindranath.
