A Fundamental Rights (FR) petition has been filed in the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka seeking an investigation into the amounts of compensation paid to MPs for alleged damages to their homes during the 2022 ‘Aragalaya’ peoples’ struggle.
The FR petition also seeks an order on the return of any funds that had been obtained through false claims.Â
The petition was filed by social activist and environmentalist Ravindranath Dabare today.
Fifteen persons, including former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, former Defence Secretary Kamal Gunaratne, former Chief of Defence Staff Shavendra Silva, former Public Security Minister Tiran Alles, Acting IGP Priyantha Weerasooriya, and current Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala have been named as respondents. (Islandnews)
