The Supreme Court today (Feb 28) postponed the hearing of a Fundamental Rights (FR) petition, filed by the lawyers of Retired Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda, preventing the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) from arresting him, until March 7.
The petition was taken up for hearing today before a three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Nalin Perera, Justice Priyantha Jayawardene and Justice Murdu Fernando.
Meanwhile, Justice Priyantha Jayawardene had rescued himself from the judge bench that is hearing the case.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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