Diana Gamage pleaded not guilty to the charges, accusing her of obtaining a Sri Lankan passport using forged documents.
Defending . Former State Minister Diana Gamage President’s Counsel Shanaka Ranasinghe, argued that the document in question, allegedly forged, was created in 2003, and with the case being filed in 2024—over two decades later—there was no legal basis to pursue action based on such an outdated document.
Judge Manjula Thilakaratne stated that the preliminary objections would be considered during the trial, which is scheduled to commence on March 5, 2025
In May 2024, the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka disqualified Gamage from holding a seat in Parliament, ruling that she did not possess valid Sri Lankan citizenship. This decision was based on her failure to submit a certificate of citizenship and her use of a British passport to return to Sri Lanka.
