Galgamuwa Vidanalage Susantha Punchinilame (born 6 April 1961) is a

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n politician, originally from

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and the son of G. V. Punchinilame. He is a member of

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and a government minister.

Criminal charges

He was the main suspect in the murder of Nalanda Ellawala, a member of parliament who was killed during a shootout between supporters of the

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and the

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in Kuruwita on 11 February 1997. However, Punchinilame was cleared of all charges and subsequently released on 18 December 2013. Furthermore he is the main suspect of Padmasiri Threemavithana's murder in Koslanda, Sri Lanka.

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