Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Chief Justice Appointed Three Special Tribunal.Judge Panels To Hear Three Major Court Cases

Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya had
Yesterday (28)appointed  three special Tribunal Judge panels to hear the court cases of three major incidents occurred during previous regime of the  former  President Mahinda Rajapakshe including  Rathupaswela crack down ,Floating Armory issue and abduction and assassination of cartoonist Prageeth   Eknaligoda .

These Special Tribunal Judge Panels had been appointed accordance to the request made by Attorney General Dappula De Livera to hear these cases as special crime incidents .

Accordingly a Special three member Tribunal Judge panel chaired by High Court Judge Menaka Wijesundara had been appointed to hear  the crack down of  Rathupaswela incident  during previous regime where Three Persons had been  killed  and fourty six persons injured when the forces opened fire towards a group.of protesters demanding pure water .The case was filed against an   Army Brigadier and Three other Army officers who had been involved in the crackdown .

Second special Tribunal.Judge Panel chaired by High Court Judge Sampath Abeykoon had been appointed to hear the case against 09 Army officers including Two Lieutinent General's over abducting and assassinating cartoonist Prageeth Eknaligoda and the third Special Tribunal Judge Panel had been appointed to hear the case on maintaining a floating armoury in southern seas filed against 18 persons including the Secretary of National Police Commission and Avant-Guarde company chairman. High Court Judge Dammika ganepola chaired that  Special Tribunal. 

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