Oshala Herath, the former Coordinating Secretary to president Maithripala Sirisena has filed a fundamental rights petition in the Supreme Court stating that the removal of ousted prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and the subsequent appointment of Mahinda Rajapaksa to the premiership is against the Constitution.
The petitioner has named the Speaker of Parliament, the Attorney General and all parliamentarians as respondents of the petition.
The petitioner further states that Wickremesinghe's removal and Rajapaksa's appointment is contrary to the provisions of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.
Hearth said that president Sirisena's actions are a violation of the Constitution and as such, would expect the Supreme Court to issue an interim order suspending the current cabinet of ministers including prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, until the petition is concluded.
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