The Court of Appeal today postponed to July 06 further submissions in the petition filed by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa seeking an order to prevent his arrest in connection with investigations into the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks.
The petition was heard for the second consecutive day before a bench comprising Court of Appeal President Justice Rohanthaa Abeysuriya and Justice Sarath Disanayake.
Appearing for Rajapaksa, President’s Counsel Romesh de Silva presented additional submissions during today’s proceedings.
Following this, the bench ordered that further arguments be deferred until July 6. (Newswire)