{
  "id": 8340930,
  "title": "Court orders probe into Wimal’s rally speech",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/court-orders-probe-into-wimals-rally-speech",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T00:04:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/court-orders-probe-into-wimals-rally-speech/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Colombo Magistrate’s Court yesterday directed the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to conduct an investigation and submit a report on whether a statement made by former Minister Wimal Weerawansa at a political rally, in Anuradhapura, on September 12, amounted to contempt of court. Deputy Solicitor General Janaka Bandara, appearing for the Commission to Investigate […]",
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  "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."
}