The Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition
Sajith Premadasa supported the Government Chief Whip’s proposal but raised a privilege-related concern over individuals he had named in Parliament being summoned to the CID. He said he had earlier disclosed that police reports were being linked to character certificates or recommendations from Civil Defence Committee Chairpersons, and asked whether summoning Yasantha Ariyasena, Thevuni Jayawardena and Sakusha Roshani after his disclosure was appropriate. He requested the Speaker’s ruling on the matter.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I agree with the Government Chief Whip’s proposal. But allow me a brief clarification with your leave. I earlier revealed in this House that character certificates and recommendations from Civil Defence Committee Chairpersons were being asked when obtaining police reports. The Government rejected that. Now a serious issue has arisen. I presented names and details to this House. Tomorrow those persons have been summoned to the CID for questioning. As Leader of the Opposition, I placed the facts and names openly here. Yasantha Ariyasena, Thevuni Jayawardena, and Sakusha Roshani have been summoned. Yasantha Ariyasena is the Chair of that Civil Defence Committee. Is it right to summon them to the CID after I disclosed these matters here?
¶ 02 I request your ruling on this, Hon. Speaker.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 19 February 2026 ·No. 23328 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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