Liyana Arachchige Lesli Wijesekara vs The Attorney General – CA HCC/0046/22-2023

In the appeal between Liyana Arachchige Lesli Wijesekara alias Liya Arachchige Lesli Wijesekara (accused-appellant) and the Attorney General’s Department (respondent), the court examined the admissibility and reliability of a video-recorded statement of a minor victim under the Evidence (Special Provisions) Act, and evaluated whether evidentiary discrepancies warranted overturning the conviction for sexual abuse. The court determined that the statutory requirements for admitting video evidence were satisfied, that the corroborative testimony of the victim’s mother further supported the case, and that the prosecution’s case was established beyond reasonable doubt. It was reiterated that procedural compliance and credibility assessments under the relevant statute were controlling, resulting