Leader of the House, Bimal Rathnayake has called on the Speaker to conduct a probe into the allegations of sexual violence being directed at prominent female activist and Attorney-at-Law Swasthika Arulingam.

Addressing the Parliament today, Minister Bimal Rathnayake said complaints have been received of Swasthika Arulingam facing statements of sexual violence from a Member of Parliament.

He further said that the matter had been raised with Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, while the Parliament was also aware of the MP making such a detrimental statement against the female Attorney-at-Law.

As such, Minister Rathnayake called on the Speaker to conduct a probe into the matter and take necessary actions in this regard. 

The call for a probe comes after Jaffna MP Archchuna Ramanathan had made derogatory remarks against Attorney-at-Law Swasthika Arulingam in Parliament recently. (Newswire)

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