website hit counter
Monday, September 15, 2025
Monday, September 15, 2025

HomeNewsAhimsa Wickrematunge Accuses BASL President of Hypocrisy Amid AG Controversy

Ahimsa Wickrematunge Accuses BASL President of Hypocrisy Amid AG Controversy

Ahimsa Wickrematunge Accuses BASL President of Hypocrisy Amid AG Controversy

spot_img

Ahimsa Wickrematunge, daughter of slain journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge, has accused Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) President Anura B. Meddegoda of hypocrisy over his stance on Attorney General (AG) Parinda Ranasinghe’s decisions.

In a four-page letter, she questioned Meddegoda’s defence of the AG’s independence while previously challenging similar decisions involving his clients. “Why did you call it ‘obstruction of justice’ when the AG’s decision affected your client, but defend him when he intervened in my father’s case?” she wrote.

The BASL, meanwhile, sent an urgent letter to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, opposing any Cabinet review of the AG’s decision to discharge three suspects in the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court case on Lasantha Wickrematunge’s assassination. The BASL argued that such interference would undermine judicial independence.

There was no immediate response from Meddegoda or the BASL regarding Ahimsa’s letter. However, social media reports suggested that Meddegoda had withdrawn from his re-election bid ahead of Wednesday’s BASL election.

Ahimsa Wickrematunge;s full letter:

Ahimsa BASL letter01
Ahimsa BASL letter02
Ahimsa BASL letter03
Ahimsa BASL letter04 1
spot_img

Latest articles

Ex-Army Soldier Arrested for Four Murders in August

An ex-Army soldier suspected of involvement in four murders, including the shooting of a...

Politician Arrested with Two Illegally Imported Jeeps

Police have arrested the former Chairman of the Wattegama Municipal Council and an associate...

SL Welcomes UNGA Adoption of Resolution Endorsing Two-State Solution for Palestine

Sri Lanka has welcomed the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) of...

Court Orders Probe into Alleged Illegal Sale of Nepal Embassy Land

Colombo Additional Magistrate Liyan Warushavithana has ordered the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) to immediately...

More like this

Ex-Army Soldier Arrested for Four Murders in August

An ex-Army soldier suspected of involvement in four murders, including the shooting of a...

Politician Arrested with Two Illegally Imported Jeeps

Police have arrested the former Chairman of the Wattegama Municipal Council and an associate...

SL Welcomes UNGA Adoption of Resolution Endorsing Two-State Solution for Palestine

Sri Lanka has welcomed the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) of...