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Allegations involving Thilini Priyamali; Wijeyadasa slams media
Saying that his parliamentary privileges have been violated by media reports which said the lawyers from his chamber appearing for Thilini Priyamali who has been in the centre of controversy, Minister of Justice Wijedasa Rajapakshe today requested a probe by the Privilage committee.
“I, being the Chairman of the Privilege Committee would stay away from it temporarily to enable the probe. Appoint someone else as the Chairman and carry out the probe on the matter,” he told the Speaker.
“I don’t have a chamber as the Minister of Justice, but some of my junior lawyers are appearing for Tilini Priyamali at the moment. There are journalists who are prepared to publish anything if they are given bottles of arrack,” he said.
“This is not an issue on my parliamentary privileges alone. Media tend to blame all 225 MPs for wrongdoing which a few MPs were accused of.
“An honest MP cannot send his/her’s child to school as others raise various questions,“ he said,“Criticizing the MPs is good, but one must not do it with vested interests and malice,” he also said.
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP S. M. Marikar said steps should be taken to stop slinging mud at MPs by the media. (Yohan Perera and Ajith Siriwardana)
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