Ex-minister Duminda Dissanayake’s gold-plated firearm case fixed for trial

The Colombo High Court has ordered that the case filed against former Minister Duminda Dissanayake and a woman over the alleged possession of a gold-plated firearm discovered at an apartment complex in Havelock Town, Colombo be taken up for hearing on November 23, 2026.

The case was taken up today (04) before Colombo High Court Judge Udesh Ranatunga, Ada Derana reporter said.

At the hearing, former Minister Duminda Dissanayake and a Kazakhstani national female identified as Aigul Sheragasina, appeared before court as the defendants in the case.

Having considered the submissions made, the court ordered that the case be taken up for trial on November 23, 2026.

The Attorney General had filed indictments against the defendants over allegations of possessing an unlicensed gold-plated T-56 assault rifle at the Havelock City apartment complex in Wellawatte on May 20, 2025 and for aiding and abetting the offence.