President Maithripala Sirisena has 
refused to accept a Cabinet Memorandum submitted by Minister Malik Samarawikrame to the Cabinet on  hiring  private lawyers with  government expenses behalf of the Government Ministers who are facing Human Rights violations cases at the Supreme Court.
As Government Ministers are able to get the assistance of Government Lawyers when there is a Human rights violation case against them filed at Supreme Court ,There's no need to hire Private Lawyers for the Minister's with government expenses the President has stated during the Cabinet Meeting held today (07).