Contempt of court petitions against Sanath Nishantha fixed for hearing

28 Mar, 2023

The contempt of court petitions filed against State Minister Sanath Nishantha, have been fixed for hearing in June.

The Court of Appeal has decided to hear the petitions on 27 June.

The MP is accused of making comments critical of the judiciary during a media briefing last year (2022).

Nishantha was also a suspect in the case filed by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) with regards to the attack on peaceful protesters at Galle Face on 09th May.?(Colombo Gazette)

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