The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa
Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa rejected a claim that the Mount Lavinia Magistrate had been transferred because of an order to arrest Wasantha Samarasinghe and others. He stated that no such Magistrate’s Court order existed and demanded that the order be produced or the claim withdrawn. He emphasized that judicial transfers are handled by the Judicial Service Commission and that the Government does not interfere in the judicial process.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member— The incident was not mentioned as a mere example. The claim was that due to that incident the Mount Lavinia Magistrate was transferred. Now he says he will produce the Mount Lavinia order. There is no Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court order to arrest Wasantha Samarasinghe and others. Then how can he say the Magistrate was transferred because of that order? We say: either produce the order to arrest, or withdraw that constructed claim. The Government does not interfere with the judicial process; transfers are by the Judicial Service Commission, not by us.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 24 September 2025. No. 1759815459006615. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/20901