Govt. MP files intervenient petition in support of 22A
BASL urged to reveal its stand on unsubstantiated allegations against CJ Deputy Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sunil Watagala has said that Opposition lawmakers have made a host of unsubstantiated allegations at Chief Justice Preethi Padman Surasena in Parliament. He said that such allegations were made in contravention of the Standing Orders of Parliament. […]
Sri Lankan Deputy Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sunil Watagala has filed an intervenient petition in support of the 22nd Amendment, following numerous unsubstantiated allegations directed at Chief Justice Preethi Padman Surasena in Parliament. Watagala claimed that these allegations were made in contravention of the Standing Orders of Parliament and should have been taken up by the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL).
The Deputy Minister stated that the BASL should clarify its position regarding the attacks being made on the Chief Justice, both inside and outside Parliament. Watagala emphasized that criticizing the Chief Justice, regardless of the circumstances, undermined the judiciary. He also stressed that the Attorney General should disclose the Department's position on the matter.
Watagala explained that NPP MP Lakshman Nipunarachchi submitted the intervenient petition on behalf of the BASL, and they planned to file additional petitions over a two-week period beginning on August 18, when the controversial 22nd Amendment constitutional amendment was tabled in Parliament.
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