The Hon. Sunil Watagala, Attorney-at-Law

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Colombo· 9 June 2026 ·Debate: Debate on Public Security Ordinance: Extension of State of Emergency

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Hon. Sunil Watagala challenged Hon. Ajith P. Perera to provide a specific example of the Government misusing Emergency powers. He asserted his right to respond to the question and demanded evidence to support the allegation.

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¶ 01 Even so, I have a right to respond to his question. I challenge Hon. Ajith P. Perera to cite one example where we misused the Emergency. Just one.

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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 9 June 2026 ·No. 23706 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sunil Watagala, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 June 2026. No. 23706. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/2878