The Hon. Namal Rajapaksa, Attorney-at-Law
Hon. Namal Rajapaksa rejected allegations made in his absence that his death threats caused a professor to leave the country and that complaints had been made about Law College examinations. He called on the Government to investigate any such threats or exam-related complaints, identify who made them and how they were communicated, and facilitate evidence from any person abroad if necessary with protection. He requested that the previous day’s statement be expunged from Hansard, arguing that unverified allegations under parliamentary privilege harm the Law College and the legal system.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, thank you for the opportunity. I will be brief, especially as the Hon. President is present.
¶ 02 Yesterday, in my absence, a Minister made a serious allegation touching the Law College and our legal system, claiming that due to my death threats a professor left the country, and that complaints regarding exams were made. Your Government is in office—if such threats were made, please investigate. If there are complaints about examinations, investigate them too. The allegation claims that the relevant Minister was informed—by whom, when, where, and how? None of this was stated.
¶ 03 It was also said that someone who sought political asylum from abroad had complained. Your Government can invite him to come, give evidence, and if necessary provide STF or Army protection to bring him to court. If you still believe he must remain as a political asylee, that depends on your Government’s actions. Otherwise, ask him to return and present matters here. I request that the statement made yesterday be expunged from the Hansard. Spreading falsehoods damages not me, but the Law College and legal system. If there is an allegation, investigate it. Do not use parliamentary privilege to deliberately lie.
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Cite as: The Hon. Namal Rajapaksa, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 December 2024. No. 1735286612086554. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/12135