Law Society to take up threat to media

The Colombo Law Society has called for an emergency meeting tomorrow to discuss the current situation in the country where the press has come under threat.

The President of the Society Upul Jayasuriya told The Sunday Times that while the primary objective of the Society is the welfare of its members, it cannot remain silent on issues of the country where the very foundation of civil society is shaken and freedom of expression which is recognised in the Constitution of the country as a fundamental right is under threat.

The Society will also take up the matter where the Bar Association has decided to increase its membership fees to an unacceptable level. The junior membership has been increased from Rs. 100 to Rs. 1,000 and the normal annual membership from Rs. 500 to Rs. 2,500. Life membership has been increased from Rs. 7,500 to Rs. 25,000.