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Chrishmal Warnasuriya, Attorney-at-Law and member of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka speaking to media today during a protest held by lawyers near the Supreme Court around half past noon.
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Isn’t this contempt of court?
Read Bar Association statement against the 18th Amendment here.
Read Bar Association statement against 18th Amendment here.
@Dark Lord…isn’t it contempt of the public to go against the constitution and create
a family dictatorship?
India is the largest democracy in the world…China is the largest ‘One Party Dictatorship’ in the world…and Sri Lanka is ruled by the largest ‘One Family Dictatorship in the world!
What he says is correct. But the majority of MPs have been ‘bought over’.
The catastrophe is pending.
Dark Lord, you should get your law correct.
It is not contempt to fairly criticise a court decision. Are we still living in the dark ages?? Indians live in a better country than this where their newspapers carry critical thoughts on the judiciary all the time! As is the case in Pakistan. Even the Nepalese do that.
What ignorant people live in this country!
I am glad that the lawyers protested.