AG assures court Harin will not be arrested until Sept. 1

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The Attorney General today gave an undertaking to the Supreme Court that Parliamentarian Harin Fernando will not be arrested until 1st of September this year, in connection with the Easter Sunday attacks.

When the matter came up before Supreme Court three-judge-bench comprising Priyantha Jayawardena, Justice Kumuduni Wickremasinghe and Justice Mahinda Samayawardena, the Attorney General assured court that the petitioner Harin Fernando will not be arrested until the matter is taken up for support on September 1.

Harin Fernando had filed a Fundamental Rights petition in Supreme Court seeking an order preventing police from arresting and detaining him in connection with the Easter Sunday attack.

Fernando stated he has been questioned in respect of a comment he made at a press conference on April 21, 2019.

He said the motive behind the statement he made was to alert the public to the fact that though the authorities appeared to be totally unaware of the attack, his father who was of advanced age and who was seriously ill and hospitalized in the ICU had information of the attack.

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Kandy Wednesday, 14 July 2021 02:15 PM

Govt. trying to silence this MP for pointing out glaring instances of negligence

Siri Wednesday, 14 July 2021 02:31 PM

Harin had filed a fundamental rights petition in supreme court, preventing his arrest and AG assures the court he wont be arrested till 1 Sept. What bizarre going ons?? King Kekille rules, ok.

Daily Wednesday, 14 July 2021 02:35 PM

Arresting Harrin is what purpose? We want the real culprits behind this massacre. Harain is not the one who planned this. We want justice not harain. Governs responsible for this matter.

Sunil Wednesday, 14 July 2021 03:26 PM

We do not understand this govt

Labby Wednesday, 14 July 2021 03:35 PM

Why arrest him? What crime has he committed? Ask him to call over at the CID and question him. What a funny administration!

Triple X Wednesday, 14 July 2021 10:09 PM

What about the Govt. spokesman who said “ we had paid Zahran “. ???

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