On 24 August 2026 the Badulla High Court granted Chaminda Wijesiri bail pending the determination of his appeal. He had been convicted over a 2019 incident near the Bandarawela town roundabout involving two police officers, and was sentenced to 18 months in prison on 28 July 2026. Dailymirror reported no bail conditions; Lanka Newspapers reported Rs. 50,000 cash bail, two sureties of Rs. 1 million each and an overseas travel ban.
What changed?
He is out of custody while the appeal is pending. The conviction and sentence stand and are under appeal; bail pending appeal does not overturn or suspend the conviction.
Convicted and sentenced to 18 months (28 July 2026)On bail pending appeal
What happens next?
No confirmed next step yet. The reports give no date for the appeal hearing.
