The Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition

¶ 01 Hon. Minister, I am grateful for your answer. I also believe—and I say this in your favour, Hon. Minister—that you stand for the independence of the Attorney General’s decision-making. However, you were attacked for taking that stand. I am not raising this as politics. Various accusations were levelled against you—such as “protecting a drinking partner.” I am not saying this to insult you; I am referring to things operated on various websites. I suggest you look into which websites attacked you and from which political side they are. I will not analyze it further, because that could itself become an issue for you. This is not to politicize it. They insulted you, saying you protect a “drinking partner.” Check whose websites they are and from which side.

¶ 02 I propose that for all of us, and indeed for everyone in our country, what is most important is the rule of law—imperium legis, the law’s supremacy—lex suprema est, the law is supreme; sub lege non sub homine—law must operate under law, not the will of any individual.

¶ 03 I am not here to teach you new principles: audi alteram partem—hear the other side; nemo judex in causa sua—no one should judge in their own cause. Our legal system, democracy, the judiciary, the legislature, the executive, and the independent media all rest upon these. I raise this because the very websites that sling mud at you are those aligned with the side you represent.