One of the petitioners, Chandragupta Thenuwara said the petitioners were awaiting the court’s reasons for dismissing the case on Friday (4).
“We were not given reasons. The court only gave the verdict of dismissal. I’m of the opinion that once we receive the reasons, we will talk with our lawyers and appeal the verdict,” he has said.
He further noted that he was confident that the petitioners did have a valid case against Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his citizenship.
“From how the written submissions and the argument went, it was clear that we had a strong case. It is puzzling why the case was dismissed. We shall wait and see what reasons the court provides for dismissing the case and then take the necessary steps,” he has told the media, adding that there was still time to achieve a different legal outcome.
He added that if the evidence they have prove correct and Rajapaksa was allowed to contest, it would have serious implications for the country.
The two civil society activists who filed the writ petition before the Court of Appeal questioning the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s Sri Lankan citizenship is to look at appealing the verdict after perusing the reasons for the initial dismissal of the case by the Court of Appeal.
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