Namal Rajapaksa further remanded until 16 October in CIABOC Krrish bribery case - and 6 more developments.
Added automatically on 14 October 2026 · not yet reviewed by an editor
Between 2026-10-05 and 2026-10-11, Nadu published 9 developments about 8 politicians. Here is what changed, and what is next on the court calendar.
The Colombo Chief Magistrate further remanded Namal Rajapaksa and Janaki Siriwardena until 16 October 2026, when the order on their bail applications is due.
Read full updateFormer Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama was arrested by CIABOC on 7 October 2026 on an open Colombo High Court warrant in an ongoing case, and is expected to be produced before the High Court.
Police arrested former Colombo Municipal Councillor Mahinda Kahandagama on 5 October 2026 with suspected crystal methamphetamine and allege he had been involved in drug trafficking.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appealed to the Supreme Court against the Court of Appeal's 1 October rejection of his writ petition seeking protection from arrest under the Prevention of Terrorism Act in the Easter Sunday attacks investigation.
The Colombo High Court rejected preliminary objections raised by Shasheendra Rajapaksa and two co-accused, recorded not-guilty pleas and began the trial over a Rs. 8.85 million compensation payment.
The three-judge Court of Appeal bench took up the contempt referral again, ordered the Registrar to provide documents requested by the named parties' lawyers, and set 15 October for a progress review and 23 October for submissions.
The Court of Appeal rejected, without a hearing, Gotabaya Rajapaksa's writ petition seeking to bar the CID from arresting him under the Prevention of Terrorism Act in the Easter Sunday attacks investigation.
Namal Rajapaksa further remanded until 16 October in CIABOC Krrish bribery case · 6 October 2026
Gotabaya Rajapaksa appeals to the Supreme Court over rejected anti-arrest writ · 9 October 2026
Trial begins for Shasheendra Rajapaksa after court rejects preliminary objections · 8 October 2026
Court of Appeal fixes 15 and 23 October in contempt referral against Wimal, Gammanpila and Jayaweera · 7 October 2026
Court of Appeal rejects Gotabaya Rajapaksa's bid for protection from arrest in Easter Sunday probe · 1 October 2026
A preview of confirmed upcoming appearances - not every hearing on the calendar, just the ones most relevant to this week’s developments.
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