Contempt of Court application filed against Diana Gamage

21 May 2024 12:23 pm Views - 1815

Colombo, May 21 (Daily Mirror) - A contempt of court application has been filed before the Supreme Court against former State Minister Diana Gamage, alleging that she has committed the offence of contempt of court through her statements at a media conference held on May 9 this year.

Former Chairman of the Weligama Urban Council, Rehan Jayawickrema filed this application alleging that Diana Gamage had made a statement with the intent of bringing the authority of the Supreme Court to disrespect as provided in Section 3(1) (a) of the Contempt of a Court, Tribunal or Institution Act No: 8 of 2024.

The Supreme Court, in a landmark judgment on May 8, held that then State Minister Diana Gamage is disqualified from being a Member of Parliament and thus she is not entitled to hold office as a Member of Parliament, as she is not a citizen of Sri Lanka.
 
The petitioner stated that at the particular media conference respondent Diana Gamage had portrayed herself as a victim of an injustice and that the outcome in the Supreme Court was an attack on women and further that it was a result of a political conspiracy based on hate and vengeance.

The petitioner further stated that Diana Gamage made statements maliciously to diminish the impression and impact of the said judgment in the minds of the people and to portray herself as the victim of a wrongdoing and that the judgment of the Supreme Court as wrongful.