The Hon. Riyas Farook
Hon. Riyas Farook raised a matter of parliamentary privilege, alleging that the Vice Chairman of the Akurana Pradeshiya Sabha publicly threatened to physically assault him in response to a statement he made in Parliament on 09 January 2026. He said the threat, reportedly made at a Pradeshiya Sabha General Meeting on 13 January 2026, affected his freedom of speech and personal safety, and requested an immediate inquiry and action to protect Members’ privileges.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I wish to inform the House of a breach of my parliamentary privilege and threats made against me.
¶ 02 Based on a statement I made in Parliament on 09 January 2026, the Vice Chairman of the Akurana Pradeshiya Sabha, W.G. Chaminda Thilakarathna, publicly threatened on 13 January 2026 at the Pradeshiya Sabha General Meeting to physically assault me. This is a serious threat to my freedom of speech in Parliament and to my personal safety.
¶ 03 I kindly request an immediate inquiry and necessary action to protect Members’ privileges.
¶ 04 Thank you.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 5 February 2026 ·No. 23269 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Riyas Farook. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 February 2026. No. 23269. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/13004