Door Chamendra Ferdinand
The Sri Lankan Bar Association (BASL) said yesterday (10) that it cannot report the lawyer involved in the Aeroflot case to the Supreme Court without investigating the incident. Western District High Commercial Court, said attorney Aruna de Silva accompanied a finance officer from the same court to Bandaranaike International Airport on June 2 to rule on a case brought by Ireland-based Celestial Airlines Trading Limited. , against Aeroflot.
Minister of Justice Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakse, recently Swarnohini During the interview, he said that the lawyer accompanying the bailiff to issue the court’s ruling was exceptional. The minister stressed the need for a thorough investigation, but BASL’s professional purposes committee can only launch an investigation if the group receives a complaint from the public. BASL President Salia Perez, PC, said when: the island He asked if he would ask
Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasurya to inquire about the lawyer’s conduct. The BASL president was also asked if he would make a statement about the incident, which received international media attention. The president’s adviser said, “BASL is making such a request to the Supreme Court only on the basis of a complaint filed with the Supreme Court and an investigation by its professional cause. Commission. We have not received a single complaint against a lawyer in this regard so far. †
Attorney De Silva represented on behalf of the plaintiff with Avendra Rodrigo, PC, (Litigation) of FJ & Gde Saram, a leading colonial era law firm. A spokesperson for the law firm declined to comment when the island He asked them if they are investigating the allegations against the lawyer. An adviser to President Rodrigo could not be reached for comment. The spokesperson promised to pass on his question the island Attorney Dason Nagasina, coordinating secretary to Dr. Rajapakse, said the Justice Department has taken steps to recommend action against the Attorney General to Chief Justice. Nagasina said the financial officer who served the Justice Ministry has been suspended pending investigations.
Supreme Court Justice Sithunga said he had not ordered the BIA not to allow Aeroflot SU 289 to take off on the afternoon of June 2. the island The government should conduct a thorough investigation into the Aeroflot case.
MP Wirasekera said the milestone set in the BIA was the culmination of an ongoing project of destabilization targeting Sri Lanka, MP Wirasekera said the government appears to have lost control of the situation. In response to another question, the Colombo district representative said that, in addition to a proper investigation, the government must ensure diplomatic repercussions, as Russia has not only halted Aeroflot flights to Sri Lanka since the fiasco, but also Russian tourists to Sri Lanka. According to reports, Moscow has also stopped awarding annual scholarships to Sri Lankan students, and MP Wirasekera said the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) should also investigate the incident, as manipulation of judicial proceedings was a very serious development. The former minister said the CIABOC may need to step in to find out the truth.