Court of Appeal takes up contempt referral against Wimal Weerawansa and Udaya Gammanpila
Regarding Wimal Weerawansa and Udaya Gammanpila
What happened?
On 8 September 2026, a Court of Appeal bench (Justices Rohantha Abeysooriya and Priyantha Fernando) took up a contempt-related referral concerning statements Wimal Weerawansa and Udaya Gammanpila allegedly made about the judicial process during a July 2026 satyagraha. The court ordered its Registrar to take the necessary further procedural steps. No finding of contempt has been made against either politician.
What changed?
The referral has moved from being lodged with the Court of Appeal to being formally taken up by a bench, which has now set the next procedural steps in motion. This is a procedural development, not a finding against either politician.
What happens next?
No confirmed next step yet. The Registrar has been directed to take further procedural steps; no further hearing date has been confirmed.
The case
People involved
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