Another Sri Lankan lawyer filed an application with the Court of Appeal seeking punishment against Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Parliamentarian Sanath Nishantha for contempt of court.
The petition was filed by Attorney-at-Law I. G. Vijitha Kumara on Tuesday (30).
The petition states that Sanath Nishantha was named as a suspect by the Attorney General in the incident surrounding the attack on the GotaGoGama Protest Site at Galle Face on the 9th of May 2022, and thereafter he was arrested by the CID, remanded by the Fort Magistrate's Court, and then released on bail.
It added that the respondent Sanath Nishantha, who is out on bail, speaking to reporters at the SLPP Office on the 23rd of August 2022, made comments that are in contempt of court.
The petition notes that the comments made by the MP brought disrepute to the courts, and challenged the Rule of Law.
It notes that the statements had been made to break the trust the people have placed with the judiciary.
Leave your comments
Login to post a comment
Post comment as a guest