Speaker justifies visiting Champika in prison

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Speaker Karu Jayasuriya today justified his move in visiting MP Patali Champika Ranawaka in remand prison.

Asserting that he would not dispute the arrest of MPs on a legal basis, he said the proper parliamentary tradition should be followed in doing so.

He was responding to criticism that he never issued any statement when the MPs were arrested under the former government.

The Speaker said he rushed to see MP Ranawaka in remand custody because the tradition was not followed in the arrest of him.

Otherwise, he said he had not acted partially in this instance.

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Comments - 7

Mm Thursday, 26 December 2019 07:44 PM

Most biased speaker Sri Lanka has ever had

Channa Friday, 27 December 2019 03:51 AM

He is not up to the standards of a parliament speaker

Sunil Friday, 27 December 2019 06:56 AM

Throw all tradition aside. Punish these dastards as well as legal provisions would provide.

mp Friday, 27 December 2019 07:11 AM

He does not know the characteristics of a true Speaker. He is the worst Speaker in the Sri Lanka history. A speaker should be unbiased. But he is always trying to defend his party members.

Semn Friday, 27 December 2019 08:21 AM

Seems he has shaken by hr accusation,ery clearly ypu are not impartial

Terrence Friday, 27 December 2019 09:11 AM

If anyone says that the Speaker is biased he should revisit his Doctor and obtain treatment for his ailment

Citizen Friday, 27 December 2019 09:32 AM

The laid down procedure was not adopted in the arrest of Hon. Ranawaka

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