{"id":62120,"date":"2018-12-10T22:08:49","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T03:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=62120"},"modified":"2018-12-10T22:08:49","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T03:08:49","slug":"wimal-weerawansa-mp-tells-media-that-president-sirisena-will-convey-a-special-request-through-attorney-general-jayantha-jayasuriya-to-chief-justice-nalin-perera-that-the-supreme-court-makes-a-ru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=62120","title":{"rendered":"Wimal Weerawansa MP Tells Media That President Sirisena Will Convey a “Special Request” Through Attorney -General Jayantha Jayasuriya to Chief Justice Nalin Perera That the Supreme Court Makes a Ruling as early as possible in the Parliament Dissolution Case."},"content":{"rendered":"

By Nuwan Senarathna <\/strong><\/p>\n

In a bid to end the country\u2019s current political deadlock, President Maithripala Sirisena will today make a special request to Chief Justice Nalin de Silva through Attorney General Jayantha Jayasuriya for the Supreme Court\u2019s decision on the Gazette dissolving Parliament to be issued as early as possible, MP Wimal Weerawansa revealed yesterday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe entire country is waiting for the Supreme Court\u2019s decision on the Gazette dissolving Parliament issued by President Maithripala Sirisena. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court\u2019s vacation starts from 14 December and ends in January next year, therefore we expect the Supreme Court to announce its decision prior to 14 December,\u201d Weerawansa told reporters at the Western Province Aesthetic Resort (NADA).<\/p>\n

He said that the United People\u2019s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) expected that the Supreme Court would announce its decision at its earliest convenience to end the country\u2019s current political turmoil. <\/p>\n

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\u201cWe have faith in the Supreme Court. We believe the judges will announce a fair decision,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n

Weerawansa also alleged that Ranil Wickremesinghe had agreed to let the United States occupy lands in Trincomalee \u201cwhich was why certain international organisations were interested in the Supreme Court decision,\u201d he charged.<\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters, MP Anura Priyadharshana Yapa said certain representatives from diplomatic missions based in Colombo and members of international organisations had attended the Supreme Court hearings, which was cause for concern.<\/p>\n

He claimed that some of the foreign nationalspresent at the Supreme Court\u2019s hearings of petitions filed against President Sirisena\u2019s decision to dissolve Parliament had issued a statement on the situation. Yapa notedthat \u201coutsiders\u201ddid not have any right to comment on the country\u2019s internal matters.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are commenting on a matteron which our Judiciary is going to announce a fair decision. Therefore I find this a dangerous situation,\u201d he charged.<\/p>\n

Yapa also raised concerns over a recent tweet by British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka James Dauris on the Supreme Court\u2019s pending decision.<\/p>\n

High Commissioner Dauris had tweeted: \u201cAs a former law student myself, I\u2019m looking forward to reading this week\u2019s Supreme Court judgement. It will be one of those rare decisions that shape history. Law students in Sri Lanka will be studying the conclusions it comes to and reasoning it sets out for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Yapa, the statement made by the British High Commissioner was unnecessary interference in Sri Lanka\u2019s judiciary and sovereignty. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe international community and certain diplomatic missions want to gain access to local matters and certain parties are even trying to interfere with the Judiciary,\u201d he alleged. <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, he noted that the Sri Lankan Constitution had mixed characteristics of the United States\u2019 Constitution with France\u2019s Constitution. He noted that the President was the Head of State in Sri Lanka, which everyone had to respect. <\/p>\n

\u201cSri Lanka has a unique Constitution; it is neither India\u2019s Constitution nor any other country\u2019s Constitution. Therefore no one can compare our Constitution with that of another country.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cAccording to our Constitution, the President is the Head of State and Head of the Cabinet and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n

Courtesy:Daily FT<\/em><\/p>\n

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By Nuwan Senarathna In a bid to end the country\u2019s current political deadlock, President Maithripala Sirisena will today make a special request to Chief Justice Nalin de Silva through Attorney General Jayantha Jayasuriya for the Supreme Court\u2019s decision on the Gazette dissolving Parliament to be issued as early as possible, MP Wimal Weerawansa revealed yesterday. …<\/p>\n

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