Premalal Jayasekara
Premalal Jayasekara | |
|---|---|
| ප්රේමලාල් ජයසේකර பிரேமலால் ஜெயசேகரன் | |
| Deputy Minister of River Basin & Rajarata Development | |
| Deputy Minister of Power & Energy | |
| In office 2010 – 12 January 2015 | |
| Member of Parliament for Ratnapura District | |
| In office 2001–2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 16, 1974 |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| Other political affiliations | United People's Freedom Alliance |
| Residence(s) | Gampathi Niwasa, Halkandaliya, Niwithigala |
Halkedaliya Lekamlage alias Mahawela Lekamlage Premalal Jayasekara (Sinhala: ප්රේමලාල් ජයසේකර), also known by his pseudonym Choka Malli (Sinhala: චොකා මල්ලි) is a Sri Lankan convicted murderer, politician, and is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former government deputy minister.
On 31 July 2020, he along with two others were sentenced to death over a fatal shooting during the 2015 Sri Lankan presidential election. but were acquitted and released by the Court of Appeal on 31 March 2022.