Main opposition SJB had stated that the Party had unanimously decided to vote against the state of emergency which was declared under the public security ordinance because it blocks the freedom of expression and freedom to protest ,
A hot debate goes on among legal circles these days regarding whether to remove President Ranil Wikramasinghe's name appeared as a respondent in the many fundamental rights petitions filed at the Supreme Court regarding the Easter Sunday attacks carried out in 2019 ,due to the powers vested with the executive presidency ,
The lawyers appeared at the Supreme Court behalf of the President Ranil Wikramasinghe had made a request today (26)from the seven bench Judge panel of the Supreme Court that the Fundamental rights petition filed by many factions cannot be carried forward the President Wikramasinghe's name as a respondent because he was elected as the President .
Attorney at law Suren Fernando who appeared for President Wikramasinghe has raised an objection before the court today and said that as his client was elected as the executive president a case cannot be conducted against him as per the article 35 of the Sri Lanka's constitution .
However many factions had opposed this remark and the lawyers representing the former President Maithripala Sirisena who is also named as a respondent of the fundamental rights petitions filed on Easter Sunday attacks had raised objections before the seven member judge panel .
Amidst objections, the Supreme court requested the lawyers representing behalf of the former President Maithripala Sirisena to make their submissions today .Several factions including the Sri Lanka Bar association had filed 12 fundamental rights petitions on Easter Sunday attacks at the Supreme Court .
Minister of Energy Kanchana Wijesekare had today (25) stated that government will restrict the importation of fuel for next 12 months due to the foreign currency problem faced by the country at present
The QR Code system has been introduced due to the Government's inability to meet the daily requirement of fuel in the country. Even if there are enough stocks of fuel available it is not practical to supply fuel to every fuel station in the country he had further said.
Colombo Magistrate Court had today (25) extended the foreign travel ban imposed on former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivaad Cabral who is accused as one of the officials responsible for the current economic crisis in Sri Lanka ,until 26th of October this year .
The Colombo additional Magistrate Harshana Kakunawala has extended the foreign travel ban imposed on former Central Bank governor after taken into consideration a private complaint made against him by the former Governor of Southern Province Ranjith Keerthi Thennakoon,The private complaint filed by the former governor of Southern Province is scheduled to be taken in to consideration on 26th of October ,
Through the private complaint filed on court by the former governor of Southern province he had submitted several charges against the former Central Bank governor Cabral including his decision to pay US Dollars 6.5 million belonging to the Central Bank to an American national without the Cabinet approval between 2006 to 2015 to promote Sri Lanka's image .
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