President released from 108 lawsuits

March 1, 2023 at 4:43 PM

The Colombo District Court has ordered the release of President Ranil Wickremesinghe from 108 lawsuits pertaining to the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks.

The lawsuits were filed by relatives of those who had died or victims who had been injured in the suicide bombs that occurred in Colombo during the Easter attacks.

The judgement was issued by Colombo Additional District Judge Mahesha de Silva today (01). 

Announcing the decision, the judge observed that the second defendant, Ranil Wickremesinghe, is entitled to immunity in terms of Article 35(1) of the constitution as the President of Sri Lanka. (NewsWire)