The Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition
Sajith Premadasa condemned personal insults alleging misconduct, saying that if such claims are false they should be clearly denied. He stressed that the Attorney General’s independence, freedom, and impartial decision-making are essential to the democratic framework, and thanked the Minister of Justice for defending that principle.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 I am saying this in his defence. To say he is someone who drinks together—if that is false, please say, “This is false.” Such insults are very wrong. Especially I want to state that within our democratic framework the independence, freedom, and impartial decision-making of the Attorney General is absolutely vital. I thank the Minister of Justice for standing up for that. Not only him—
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- Hansard, Friday, 23 January 2026 ·No. 23290 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 January 2026. No. 23290. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/14362