SC to take up Gota's FR petition today

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The Supreme Court will today take up a Fundamental Rights petition filed by former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa against the establishment of police Financial Crimes Investigation Division. Rajapaksa filed this Fundamental Rights (FR) petition on Monday challenging the legality of the establishment of the FCID. Through the petition, Gotabaya Rajapaksa also sought intervention of the Supreme Court to prevent his imminent arrest pending the conclusion of several purported investigations by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Bribery Commission and FCID.