Sri Lanka, Oct. 21 -- An open arrest warrant was issued by the Supreme Court today(21) for former Deputy Minister Premalal Jayasekara after he failed to appear in court.

Instructions were given through the director of the Criminal Investigation Department, alongside an order for the inspector general of police to take all necessary steps to execute the warrant without delay.

The two remaining defendants who appeared in court today were remanded.

The Ratnapura High Court previously sentenced Premalal Jayasekara and two others to death for firing upon a political rally held in Kahawatta for presidential candidate Maithripala Sirisena during the 2015 presidential election, resulting in a person's death.

The Court of Appeal subsequently a...