Friday, January 24, 2020

Local Lawyers Staged A Protest In Front Of Colombo Chief Magistrate Court Against The Arrest Order Of High Court Judge Pilapitiya

Lawyers belonging to Colombo Bar
Association had staged a silent protest
in front of the Colombo Chief Magistrate Court this noon (24)against the order made by Attorney General Dappula De Livera to arrest Embilipitiya High Court Judge Gihan Pilapitiya.

Accordingly Protesting lawyers have stressed hat the Attorney General Has no power to order an arrest of a High Court Judge. 'Dappula De Livera violates the law they have stated.

Attorney General had ordered the Colombo Crimes Division yesterday (23)to  arrest Judge Gihan Pilapitiya after obtaining an arrest warrant from.the court over having a telephone conversation with MP Ranjan Ramanayake .


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