Chief Justice Stated That Sri Lankan MP's Have Right To Visit IDP Camps

The newly elected Chief Justice Asoka De Silva today said that the Sri Lankan Parliamentarians have right to access to the IDP Welfare Camps in the Northern Sri Lanka.

Chief Justice made this declaration after taken into consideration the Fundamental Rights Petition filed by Five opposition Parliamentarians was granted leave to proceed.This petition is scheduled to re consider on 22nd of July.Petitioners of this Petition MP's Jayalath Jayawardene,Laxman seneviratne,Mangala Samaraweera,Hassan Ali and Mano Ganeshan claimed that their rights are breached by the Government's decision to denying access to the Welfare Camps of IDP's.