Actress turned politician Galle district MP Geeta
Kumarasinghe looks like loosing her parliamentary seat after the lawyers representing the Attorney Generals Department had today (14)argued in the court that MP Kumarasinghe could not hold a Parliamentary seat on the ground that under the 19th amendment of the constitution does not allow a person with dual citizenship to elect as a MP .
The lawyers representing Attorney General's Department had made this arguement in Court of Appeal after the court case filed against Geetha Kumarasimghe regarding holding a MP Post while being a dual citizen has been taken up for hearing today (14).
Five voters representing Galle District filed the case by seeking issuing of rit order to prevent Geetha Kumarasinghe from holding the MP post while
Being a citizen of Sri Lanka and Switzerland.
The Court of Appeal is due to announce it's verdict in the case on 03rd of May.
The lawyers representing Attorney General's Department had made this arguement in Court of Appeal after the court case filed against Geetha Kumarasimghe regarding holding a MP Post while being a dual citizen has been taken up for hearing today (14).
Five voters representing Galle District filed the case by seeking issuing of rit order to prevent Geetha Kumarasinghe from holding the MP post while
Being a citizen of Sri Lanka and Switzerland.
The Court of Appeal is due to announce it's verdict in the case on 03rd of May.
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