MPs should refrain from insulting judicial officers: Speaker

21 September 2023 09:56 am Views - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} 9

CHATURANGA PRADEEP SAMARAWICKRAMA Follow

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Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena today requested members of Parliament not to insult judicial officers during sessions and outside Parliament.

"I would like to request the MPs not to insult the judicial officers and not challenge judgments given in court. An MP could only refer to the conduct of judicial officers through a substantive motion as per Standing Orders. MPs are requested to uphold this Standing Order," he added.

This statement comes days after the Bar Association of Sri Lanka came out with a statement that some MPs have engaged in insulting the judiciary and judicial officers when speaking in Parliament. (Yohan Perera and Ajirh Siriwardana)

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Sunil Thursday, 21 September 2023 11:12 AM

Well know facts one system

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This is reality Thursday, 21 September 2023 12:18 PM

He had to wait until the BASL made the move. What has already been spoken are in the Hansard. Those must be impugned too.

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Standing orders must be used to make public the faults with the Judicery Thursday, 21 September 2023 01:34 PM

What you are suggesting is illegal activity. Everything happening all words must be Hansard. With your suggestion is what didn't happen be put in the Hansard. If MPs and the president's faults can be discussed in parliament, having the judicery being above that is wrong too.

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CitizenP Thursday, 21 September 2023 12:35 PM

Why only Judicial officers?

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We have been doing it since the days of Adam and Madam Thursday, 21 September 2023 01:27 PM

Why? Insulting people is our normal cultural practice. How do you think we got names like: pottaya, nondiya, lansi karapotha etc.?

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Sivalingam Thursday, 21 September 2023 03:01 PM

Yapa Abeywardena probably still under the effects of Dummika peniya.

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Kabir Hashim Thursday, 21 September 2023 03:01 PM

Speaker of nonsense.

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Miris Kudu Thursday, 21 September 2023 03:49 PM

Can't the Speaker make it an Order instead of a Request ?

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This is reality Thursday, 21 September 2023 04:16 PM

@standing orders...... what I meant was to call into question and not expunged (removed) from Hansard. According to you if such a standing order existed, how come the Speaker makes that request now?

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