Former Speaker and Chairman of Constitutional Council (CC) Karu Jayasuriya refuted reports today that suggest he would reconvene the Parliament unilaterally and urged the Executive to take steps in order to avoid another Constitutional crisis while the country is fighting the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
"While fighting Covid-19, Sri Lanka does not want another constitutional crisis. Therefore, rumours that I would reconvene the Parliament unilaterally are false. All efforts must be taken by the Executive to avert a crisis. In a dispute, I am bound to uphold the judiciary's decision," Speaker Karu Jayasuriya said in his official Twitter handle today.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information. Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.
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