18 ex-UNP parliamentarians appeal to Supreme Court to ensure their security
[TamilNet, Friday, 19 February 2010, 14:15 GMT]
Eighteen former parliamentarians of the main opposition United
National Party (UNP) Wednesday filed petitions in Supreme Court
seeking relief against the withdrawal of their security by the
government. Petitioners said their security had been withdrawn on
February 15 whilst a group of former government parliamentarians and
government supporters who are not parliamentarians are provided with
security of the Ministerial Security Division, legal sources in Colombo said.
The petitioners are Karu Jayasuriya, deputy leader of the UNP, Tissa
Attanayake, UNP general secretary, Ravi Karunanayake, Gamini
Jayawickrema Perera, A. R. M. Abdul Cader, Akila Viraj Kariyawasam,
Mrs. Mary L. Perera, Dunesh Gankanda, Wijeyadasa Rajapakse, A. D.
Premadasa, Renuka Herath, Palitha Ranga Bandara, Kabeer Hasheem,
Sagara Ratnayake, Dr. Jayalath Jayewardene, Thalatha Athukorale and
Edward Gunasekara. The petitioners said that they have to campaign for the General
Election and that even after the dissolution of Parliament, the threats to
their lives remain. The petitioners have sought the Supreme Court to
direct the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and other concerned
officers of the Police Department to grant adequate security to the
petitioners forthwith.
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