The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law
Dayasiri Jayasekara raised concern over an ongoing CID process in which several MPs, including Mujibur Rahuman, Dr. Kavinda Jayawardhana, Chithral Fernando and Dr. Ramanathan Archchuna, were being repeatedly summoned regarding statements made in media discussions. He argued that this could chill free expression and said grievances over such statements should be pursued through civil action rather than by criminalizing speech or politicizing the CID.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, this arises from an ongoing CID process. Many MPs—Mujibur Rahuman, (Dr.) Kavinda Jayawardhana, Chithral Fernando, (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna—are being summoned repeatedly over statements made in media discussions. This chills free speech. If someone has a grievance, they can file civil action rather than criminalizing speech and politicizing the CID.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 9 July 2025 ·No. 1752660241032216 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 July 2025. No. 1752660241032216. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/9243