“I, as the Acting President, made the impugned proclamation to uphold the powers and privileges of Parliament to enable the Parliament to sit on July 20, 2022, to permit the election of the President. These facts were known to the entire country.”- Former

“I, as the Acting President, made the impugned proclamation to uphold the powers and privileges of Parliament to enable the Parliament to sit on July 20, 2022, to permit the election of the President. These facts were known to the entire country.”- Former

By Ranil Wickremesinghe In Sathkunanathan v. Attorney General and related cases, the Supreme Court (Fernando CJ and Kodagoda J) held that the Proclamation of Emergency issued on July 17, 2022, by me as Acting President infringed the petitioners’ Fundamental Rights. Concurrently, Obeyesekere J held that the fundamental rights of the petitioners guaranteed by Article 12(1) ...Continue reading ‘“I, as the Acting President, made the impugned proclam…