Preliminary investigations have revealed that erroneous details on the Parliament website identifying Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara as “Dr” were based on a document provided by the office of the Leader of the House, Bimal Rathnayake, according to Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Nalin Bandara.

Speaking at a media briefing today, Bandara said that previous claims by the government had suggested of a political conspiracy involving Parliamentary officials.

“They tried to portray this as a conspiracy by Parliamentary officials. But it’s now clear the document originated from the Leader of the House’s office. What will they say now?” Bandara questioned.

He called on Minister Nanayakkara to clarify the matter in light of these findings. Bandara also alleged that the Justice Minister had refused interview requests, reportedly saying that he needed party approval.

Bandara further claimed that Tilvin Silva, the JVP’s General Secretary has barred party members from speaking to the media without his consent. “This is because he knows the Ministers and MPs are acting recklessly,” Bandara said, adding that the incident reflected poorly on the government. (Newswire)

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The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has launched an inquiry into the listing of erroneous details in the title before Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara’s name on the parliamentary website.

A CID team visited Parliament on Friday (Dec 20) to record statements from three parliamentary officials on the incident.

Several documents used as the basis for entering the information on the website, had also been handed over to the CID by the officials.

Last week Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara filed a complaint with the CID calling for a probe into the listing of his name with the title of ‘Dr’. The inclusion and the resulting circumstances were defamatory, the Minister said.

The Parliament of Sri Lanka acknowledged that details regarding the qualifications of Minister of Justice, Attorney-at-Law, Harshana Nanayakkara on the Parliament website were wrong, citing erroneous data. (Newswire)

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