Lawyers’ protest in North stalls Court case hearings

Lawyers from the North protested in front of several court complexes yesterday (25) afternoon, saying that SLPP MP Dr. Sarath Weerasekera had undermined the judicial system by making a hateful statement in Parliament in a way that belittled the name and judgement of the Mullaitivu Magistrate.

These protests were held in front of court complexes in Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mannar, Mullaitivu and Vavuniya districts. Lawyers that even though Sarath Weerasekera is a MP, he should bow to the court’s decision and if any decision given by the Mullaitivu court is wrong, they can seek the help of another court and challenge the original decision according to the law of Sri Lanka.

Due to these protests which lasted for about two hours in the morning, hearings of all cases in courts in the North came to a standstill.

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