Former Member of Parliament Wimal Weerawansa is currently facing a serious risk of legal action under the charge of contempt of court due to a statement he made at a political platform. The police have decided to file a case against him in the Court
The police have recorded statements from the rally organizers, announcers, journalists who covered it, and police officers deployed for security on that day. Accordingly, the relevant documents have been forwarded to the court registrar for further legal action under the Contempt of Court, Tribunal or Institution Act No.
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People- Asanka Bodaragama2
- Wimal Weerawansa2
Organisations- Parliament of Sri Lanka2
- Court of Appeal2
- Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court
- Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Keywords- contempt2
- defamation
- against
- charges
- action
- speech
- faces
- final
- legal
- rally
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