{
  "id": 8340929,
  "title": "Yoshitha and ex-Navy chief Karannagoda’s case fixed for PTC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/yoshitha-and-ex-navy-chief-karannagodas-case-fixed-for-ptc",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T00:05:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/yoshitha-and-ex-navy-chief-karannagodas-case-fixed-for-ptc/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The pre-trial conference for the corruption case against former Navy Commander Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda and his ex-wife, Yoshitha Rajapaksa, has been scheduled by the Colombo High Court. The case was brought forth by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) and centers around allegations of sending Yoshitha to the Royal Naval College in the UK without the requisite qualifications. The accused are currently on bail.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}