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3 sources·Updated Sep 1, 2026

Piyankara Jayaratne sentenced to 7 years in prison

Former Civil Aviation Minister Piyankara Jayaratne has been sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment after being found guilty of…

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  • NewsWire English·Sep 1, 2026Piyankara Jayaratne sentenced to 7 years in prison
  • Ada Derana·Sep 1, 2026Former Minister Piyankara Jayaratne sentenced to 7 years RI
  • NewsWire English·Sep 1, 2026Priyankara Jayaratne ordered to reappear in Vesak card case
  • Hiru News - English·Sep 1, 2026Court recalls Priyankara Jayaratne case for November 11

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330,000 from the accounts of state-owned SriLankan Catering Ltd. According to the indictment, Jayaratne, who was Civil Aviation Minister at the time, had induced an executive of SriLankan Catering to make the payment for the catering arrangements. CIABOC had filed the indictment against the former minister before the Colombo High Court over the transaction.

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