Gota fears imminent arrest: Case put off for June 15

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When the fundamental rights petition filed by former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa was taken up by the Supreme Court today, the Additional Solicitor General Yasantha Kotagoda said investigations were continuing.

He said if there was evidence of a cognizable offence the mandatory requirement was to arrest the offender.

The ASG appearing for the respondents and the Attorney General told Court that the interim order preventing the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) from arresting him granted on May 13, 2015 was still in operation and asked Court to fix an early date to argue the rights application.

The Bench comprising Chief Justice Priyasath Dep and Justice Anil Gooneratne fixed the matter for argument on June 15.

The Court had on October 3 last year fixed for yesterday the hearing of the rights petition filed by Mr. Rajapaksa fearing imminent arrest and detention by the FCID. (S.S. Selvanayagam)

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ed Tuesday, 14 March 2017 04:54 AM

THE FEAR OF ARREST IS THE PRIME TARGET FOR GOTA TO FILE FOR ANTICIPATED FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS PETITION !!!!!!!!! ALL THIS BECAUSE OF GUILT AND SUBCONSCIOUSE FEARING AT NIGHTS !!!!!!

Das Tuesday, 14 March 2017 05:34 AM

The source of the interim order preventing arrest is not revealed. Why is this.

Sonali Tuesday, 14 March 2017 06:24 AM

No politician should be afraid of the law if he or she was honest when in govt. If you were honest then there's no need to fear the law if not you have to face the law. This applies to all politicians.

cheers Tuesday, 14 March 2017 08:02 AM

If he was afraid he would have never seen the end of the tamil tigers and you would have been either a victim of terror or living under terror shacking like adog

Kadiya Tuesday, 14 March 2017 08:25 AM

The once untouchable is now shivering?

BuffaloaCitizen Tuesday, 14 March 2017 08:51 AM

You are going through the fear, torment, harassment that you purposely gave to many thousands of innocent beings in Sri Lanka. You will be obsessed thru out life for all the past evil karma. Suggest you publicly divulge all crimes and wrong doings and seek regret from the public, perhaps you may have a better life in your next birth, or you may end up being born in suffering such as to a destitute refugee family in Syria or Burmese Rohinya.

Kumaran Wednesday, 15 March 2017 12:11 AM

And youre happy about it huh you ungrateful bum

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