Udaya Gammanpila acquitted in second Australian share fraud case - and 6 more developments.
Added automatically on 14 October 2026 · not yet reviewed by an editor
Between 2026-09-28 and 2026-10-04, Nadu published 20 developments about 3 politicians. Here is what changed, and what is next on the court calendar.
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.
Read full updateOn 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.
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 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 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.
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 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.
Udaya Gammanpila acquitted in second Australian share fraud case · 29 September 2026
Namal Rajapaksa refused bail and remanded to 13 October as prosecutors say Airbus probes are complete · 29 September 2026
Namal Rajapaksa named suspect in CIABOC Krrish bribery case and remanded to 6 October · 29 September 2026
Namal Rajapaksa further remanded until 30 September as court questions how his two Airbus cases relate · 23 September 2026
Namal Rajapaksa further remanded until 29 September in the CIABOC bribery case · 18 September 2026
Pillayan further remanded until 29 September in the 2008 Batticaloa killings case · 15 September 2026
Namal Rajapaksa granted bail in Airbus money-laundering case but stays in remand in two others · 30 September 2026
A preview of confirmed upcoming appearances - not every hearing on the calendar, just the ones most relevant to this week’s developments.
one week, curated, not exhaustive
