The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law
Harshana Nanayakkara said court proceedings and investigations into matters including Prageeth Eknaligoda’s disappearance and the Easter Sunday attacks are now progressing after initial delays caused by what he described as a collapsed system. He stated that further investigations may lead to charges and called on those implicated to answer them, while asserting that the Government would continue its programme despite Opposition attempts to obstruct it.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Presiding Member, I will conclude my speech like this. As we promised, the pace of filing cases in the first year was a bit slow because the system had collapsed. Now cases are being filed and proceeding. Courts are now hearing many cases daily—such as Prageeth Eknaligoda, the Easter Sunday attacks, and all related cases. However, a bankrupt bunch is trying to topple the Government out of panic. It will not work, because no matter how much you struggle, the people are with us.
¶ 02 Let me say one thing. Those cases are being heard; judgments will come. Further investigations I did not mention here are also underway. When all that culminates in charges being filed, please do not cry; go and answer them. With lies and base conduct, this Opposition will not be allowed in any way to stop our journey. Politically, at every opportunity, we will act to defeat this Opposition on the ground. With that, I conclude my speech.
¶ 03 Thank you very much.
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Cite as: The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 May 2026. No. 23546. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/19899