Supreme Court Extended The Foreign Travel Ban Imposed Against Former Premier And Finance Minister

Supreme Court had today (27) extended the Foreign travel ban imposed against former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakshe and his brother former Finance Minister Basil Rajapakshe .after considering a fundamental rights Petition files against them in the court .

The fundamental rights petition files against two Rajapakshe brothers had been taken into consideration before the bench of  five Supreme court judges headed by Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya today .This petition was  filed in the Supreme court   requesting to issue an order to the government to launch an investigation on those who are responsible for current economic crisis in Sri Lanka.. 

Galle Face Protester Dhanish Ali Who Was Arrested Yesterday Remanded Until 05th of August

 Galle face protester Dhanish Ali who was arrested whilst at a flight to Dubai at Katunayaka International Airport yesterday (26) over forcibly entering the State broadcaster Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation premises  along with few other protesters  few weeks back ,had been remanded until 05th of August by the Colombo Fort Magistrate Court today (27),

The suspect was remanded after being produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrate court today ,Dhanish Ali who is a resident in Webada ,Kurunagale area was charged for entering Rupavahini Corporation along with  few other protesters on 13th of July and made the Television station to stop it's transmission for few hours .He was also charged over damaging state property during a protest held in front of Police headquarters on 09th of June .

State Of Emergency Had Been Passed In Parliament

 The gazette notification issued by  the President Ranil Wikramasinghe regarding the  implementation of the State of Emergency had been  passed in Parliament with a majority of 57 votes today (27).

During the voting 120 MP's had voted in favor of the Gazette notification and 63 were voted against it .A Day prior to the voting the main opposition Samagi Janabalawegaya (SJB) Party had announced they will vote against the state of emergency .

Ten MP's from the Independent group which had  broken away  from the government bench a few months ago had voted in favor of the state of emergency along with the government group. .

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Main Opposition Samagi Janabalawegaya Party To Vote Against State Of Emergency In Parliament

 The main opposition Samagi Janabalawegaya (SJB) Party had decided to vote against the proclamation of the State Of Emergency declared by Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wikramasinghe as the acting president when it will  be  taken up for debate in  Parliament today (27).

The Parliament is scheduled to be convened at 10 a.m today to pass the State of Emergency as a law and the debate regarding  this will be  held until 4.30 p.m the government sources had revealed .

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 ,

President's lawyers Raised Objections Against Naming Him As A Respondent Of Fundamental Rights Petitions On Easter Attacks

 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  .