The Fort Magistrate today ordered that special arrangements should be made for a designated lawyer representing Hejaaz Hizbullah to attend the Magistrate’s Court registry and study all material filed in relation to him in the presence of the Registrar, without copies being issued. Magistrate Priyantha Liyanage issued the order as per a request made by the counsels appeared on behalf of Hizbullah when his case was tekan in the Court today. The Magistrate considered the submissions and ruled that B-reports and statements filed in court are normally never a matter of a private exchange between the court and the police. Court further directed that an officer of the CID may also be present on that occasion. The CID was directed to indicate clearly to the Magistrate’s Court, the pages of the material filed which are claimed as relevant to allegations against Hizbullah.

Source: The Nation March 03, 2021 12:11 UTC