The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has ordered that the case filed against former Minister Wimal Weerawansa and several others over a protest held near the United Nations (UN) office in Thummulla, Colombo, be taken up again on December 7, 2026.
The case was taken up before the Colombo Magistrate’s Court today (02), with former Minister Wimal Weerawansa and the other suspects, who are currently out on bail, appearing before the court, Ada Derana reporter said.
After considering the facts presented, the Magistrate ordered that the case be called again on December 7.
The complaint was filed by the Cinnamon Gardens Police against Wimal Weerawansa and several others over allegations that they caused public inconvenience by staging a protest and obstructing roads near the United Nations office in Thummulla, Colombo, during a visit to Sri Lanka by then-UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Prince Zeid Al Hussein in 2016.
Former Members of Parliament Mohamed Muzammil, Weerakumara Dissanayake, Jayantha Samaraweera, Piyasiri Wijenayake and Roger Seneviratne have also been named as defendants in the case.
