Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- The Supreme Court yesterday issued an open warrant for the arrest of former MP Premalal Jayasekara, alias Choka Malli, after he failed to appear before court in an appeal concerning the murder of a man in Kahawatte during the 2015 Presidential Election campaign.

The three-judge bench, comprising Chief Justice Preethi Padman Surasena and Justices Achala Wengappuli and Gihan Kulatunga, directed the Inspector General (IGP) and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to execute the warrant.

The order was made after Senior Deputy Solicitor General Janaka Bandara, appearing for the Attorney General, informed court that immigration records showed Jayasekara had left Sri Lanka for Bangkok, Thailand, on August 31, 2026....