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Attraction Court docket Choose Neil Iddawela has recused himself from listening to the writ petition filed by former President Maithripala Sirisena, difficult the magisterial inquiry and the issuing of summons towards him in reference to the Easter Sunday assaults.
Court docket of Attraction (President) Justice Nissanka Bandula Karunaratne introduced that Justice Iddawela, a member of the five-judge-bench nominated to listen to this case, has declined to listen to the petition.
Accordingly, this petition was fastened for argument to be heard earlier than a five-judge-bench on October 16, 17, 18 and 20.
Submitting a movement earlier than the Court docket of Attraction, Rev. Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando had earlier sought a fuller or a divisional bench to listen to the writ petition filed by former President Maithripala Sirisena.
On October 14, 2022 the Court docket of Attraction two-judge-bench issued an order suspending the magisterial inquiry towards former President Maithripala Sirisena. The Court docket of Attraction additional determined to postpone the magisterial inquiry on the Colombo Fort Justice of the Peace’s Court docket for a interval of 10 weeks.
The Colombo Fort Justice of the Peace’s Court docket had earlier issued a discover directing former President Maithripala Sirisena to seem earlier than court docket on October 14, 2022 in reference to a personal plaint filed on the Easter Sunday assaults. Rev. Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando and Jesuraj Ganeshan, a sufferer of the Easter Sunday assault, had filed a personal plaint earlier than the Justice of the Peace’s Court docket urging to take authorized motion towards the previous President beneath Part 298 of the Penal Code for inflicting deaths by negligence.
Faiz Musthapha PC with Counsel Keerthi Tillekaratne appeared for the previous President. Rienzie Arsekularatne PC with Counsel Thejitha koralage, Thilina Punchihewa, Himasha Silva and Udara Muhandiramge appeared for Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando.
(dailymirror.lk)
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