​FR petition seeks withdrawal of MR’s security

17 July 2015 09:02 am

A fundamental rights petition was today filed in the Supreme Court seeking to remove all police security and to suspend all privileges including houses, offices and vehicles afforded to ex-president Mahinda Rajapaksa by the State following his nomination as a candidate at August 17 general elections.

Petitioner R.H. Senaka Perera who is on the NSSP national list in his petition is also seeking the Supreme Court to award him Rs.5,000,000 as compensation for the infringement of his fundamental rights.( S.S.Selvanayagam)