NPP will uphold judicial supremacy, equality: AKD tells lawyers

Colombo, September 7 (Daily Mirror) The National People's Power (NPP) is committed to ensure judicial supremacy and the concept of equality before the law under its government, NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today.

Speaking at the NPP lawyers' conference, he said judicial supremacy and the concept of equality before the law are at stake in Sri Lanka.

He said the Supreme Court rules that the President violates the Constitution and on the other hand the President fails to respect the Supreme Court verdict.

"So, Sri Lanka is no longer a country with judicial supremacy. Such a country is not accepted by the world," he said.

Dissanayake said the NPP assures to re-establish the concept of equality before the law and judicial supremacy.

"We will ensure the independence of the judiciary. We do not need to regulate the judiciary for our personal objectives," he said.