Petition filed against MP Sanath Nishantha’s alleged contemptuous statement

A petition was yesterday filed in the Court of Appeal seeking to file charges against MP Sanath Nishantha for the alleged contemptuous statement made by him in relation to the Judiciary and the judicial officers.

The petition says that MP Sanath Nishatha had made a contemptuous statement scandalizing the Judiciary and the Judicial officers, in response to a question raised by a Journalist at a press conference which was held at SLPP headquarters on August 23.

The Petition was filed by Attorney-at-Law Priyalal Chaminda Sirisena.

The Petition has cited MP Sanath Nishantha, the Bar Association of Sri Lanka and the Attorney General as respondents.

The petition seeks an order to issue summons to the respondent in the first instance and direct the Attorney General to draft charges against MP Sanath Nishantha on the offense of Contempt of the Court under Article 105(3) of the Constitution. The petition further seeks an order preventing MP Nishantha from committing, making and or publishing further contemptuous statements scandalizing the judiciary until the conclusion of the case.