The Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage
As a member of the Committee on Ethics and Privileges, Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage informed the House of the status of three matters raised by Hon. Archchuna. He said recommendations had been made on the complaint regarding speaking time at the Office of the Leader of the Opposition, a decision had been given on the alleged hotel assault after considering evidence, and investigations were continuing into an alleged breach of privilege linked to a traffic law violation. The Committee was scheduled to meet again the following day to continue its inquiries.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Sir, as a Member of the Committee on Ethics and Privileges, I wish to inform the House on earlier matters. Hon. Archchuna submitted three main matters to the Committee: first, an incident at the Office of the Leader of the Opposition regarding time to speak—discussed and recommendations made; second, an assault on him at a hotel—considered and a decision given after hearing him and evidence; third, a matter regarding breach of privilege due to a traffic law violation—investigations are ongoing. The Committee meets again tomorrow and will continue inquiries.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 May 2025. No. 1748426168056758. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21874