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Justice Minister hits back at CLA
By Saman Indrajith Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara yesterday told Parliament that the Commonwealth Lawyers' Association (CLA) was not an organisation officially recognised or registered under the Commonwealth Secretariat, but a fee-levying priv…
Summary
The Minister did not specifically respond to the individual concerns raised in Thiru's report over procedural fairness, transparency and public confidence in the proceedings. However, the Minister stressed that he was not suggesting the CLA was a "bad organisation" and acknowledged that it carries out constructive work.
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