The court was adjourned on Monday after Attorney General, appearing for the government, sought more time for his submissions. Several political parties in opposition and civil society organizations filed petitions today against the dissolution terming it as unconstitutional. The petitioners said the President has no power to dissolve the parliament under the 19th amendment of … Read more
The decision was reached after a parliamentary group meeting of UNF Saturday morning and the case will be filed on Monday. UNF and some smaller parties termed the move as illegal, unconstitutional and unacceptable. The new governmen has sought to defend the dissolution saying President is empowered to do so. President Maithripala Sirisena had dissolved the Parliament … Read more
“There has never been and there never will be any impunity,” he said in a televised speech. “Today ETA finally has recognised, after 50 years, that its entire history has been a failure. It hasn’t achieved any of its political objectives set over its long criminal history, none. The terrorists did not gain anything for … Read more
