The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law
Dayasiri Jayasekara raised concerns over a shooting inside Court No. 5 of the Aluthkade Courts Complex, where a person allegedly posing as a lawyer shot “Ganemulle Sanjeeva,” described as linked to the underworld. He questioned court security and the safety of lawyers, citing a reported rise in murders, and urged Parliament to treat the law-and-order situation as a serious matter.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, I raise an important matter. In the Aluthkade Courts Complex, Court No. 5, a person posing as a lawyer reportedly came and shot an individual—“Ganemulle Sanjeeva,” said to be underworld-linked—who had appeared with two children the previous night at Mideniya. This is a serious crisis. If someone can walk into Court No. 5 with a weapon and shoot, where is our security? Even lawyers now have no safety. Despite comments about the IGP, there have been over 78 murders recently. If we do not take this seriously, where will this end? Murder has become commonplace. Parliament must consider this seriously.
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Cite as: The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 February 2025. No. 1740397565032971. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/11426