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The Bar Affiliation of Sri Lanka has determined to withdraw from all duties island-wide on February 16, protesting the brutal capturing and killing of a lawyer and his spouse within the Akuregoda space. This resolution was reached at a particular basic assembly held on February 15 on the Bar Affiliation headquarters in Aluthkade, Colombo, chaired by the affiliation’s president, Legal professional-at-Legislation Rajiv Amarasuriya.
It’s noteworthy that such a particular assembly, with the participation of all members of the Bar Affiliation of Sri Lanka, has been convened after fourteen years. Beforehand, such an pressing convocation was held in 2012, primarily based on the incident of impeaching and eradicating the then Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake from workplace by Parliament.
At this particular basic assembly, President’s Counsels Saliya Pieris, Kuvera de Zoysa, Upul Jayasuriya, in addition to Attorneys-at-Legislation Nuwan Bopage and Gunaratne Wanninayake, expressed their views. It was proposed {that a} broad dialogue must be held not solely concerning the homicide of the mentioned lawyer but additionally regarding the total tradition of killings that has emerged within the nation. An enchantment was additionally made to media organizations to behave extra responsibly when reporting info associated to this crime.
In the meantime, Senior Deputy Inspector Basic of Police (Western Province) Sajeeva Medawatta acknowledged at a particular media briefing held at Police Headquarters that twelve particular police groups, together with a staff from the Legal Investigation Division, have already been appointed to conduct a complete investigation into the double homicide. He identified that the police have already uncovered a big quantity of essential data concerning 4 people suspected of being instantly concerned within the capturing incident.
The Senior DIG emphasised that though varied data concerning the burnt automobile, suspected to have been utilized by the perpetrators to flee, has been reported by the media, it can’t be definitively confirmed because the perpetrators’ personal automobile till the Authorities Analyst’s report is obtained. He additionally expressed confidence that the crime may very well be solved throughout the subsequent two days, as this homicide isn’t restricted to simply two shooters, and profitable data has been obtained indicating the involvement of others behind it. He additional acknowledged that the police haven’t but issued any official assertion concerning the lawyer involved, and that some info printed by the media concerning these ongoing extremely delicate investigations are neither totally endorsed nor rejected.