MP Rishad Bathiudeen says that he will go to the Supreme Court against the verdict of the Court of Appeal regarding the clearing of the Kallaru forest near the Wilpattu National Park. He mentioned this in response to a query made by the Presidential Commission of Inquiry probing the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks. Remanded MP Rishad Bathiudeen testified to the Presidential Commission today (21) for the second time from the Welikada Magazine Prison via Skype. In response, he said: “Only 2% of the people in the Northern Province are Sinhalese and 5% are Muslims. We are going to the Supreme Court against the decision.”It is noteworthy that the Chairman and a member of the Presidential Commission to which the Member of Parliament responded, were both judges representing the Court of Appeal Judge Bench which gave the judgment in the Kallaru Reserve case.

Source: The Nation November 21, 2020 16:30 UTC