Court of Appeal fixes 15 and 23 October in contempt referral against Wimal, Gammanpila and Jayaweera

The bench of Justices Rohantha Abeysuriya, Chamath Morais and Adithya Patabendige took up the contempt complaint the Colombo Fort Magistrate referred against six people, including former ministers Wimal Weerawansa and Udaya Gammanpila and MP Dilith Jayaweera. It directed the Court Registrar to take the necessary steps to provide the documents and information requested by lawyers for the named parties.

The matter now has two dates: a morning mention on 15 October to check progress on the documents, and the afternoon of 23 October, when lawyers for the named parties are expected to make submissions. This is a procedural step. No finding of contempt has been made and no sentence or custody order has been reported.