Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) today handed over a petition to the Chief Justice seeking an investigation against the panel of Presidential Commission of Inquiry which probed the alleged incidents of political victimization. According to them, some of the recommendations in the final report of the Presidential Commission have regarded the powers of the Supreme Court with contempt. Further, they have sought an order to remove the names of Upali Abeyratne and Chandrasiri Jayatilake from the list of attorneys of Supreme Court. The said Presidential Commission was appointed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in January last year, to inquire into incidents of political victimizations which have taken place between 8th January 2015 and 16th November 2019. The commissioners probed political victimizations caused by the activities of the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID), the Bribery Commission and the Police Special Investigation Unit (SIU).

Source: The Nation March 02, 2021 13:05 UTC