Chief Magistrate orders probe into Wimal’s remarks on court order
– Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama today directed the Inspector General of Police to investigate into whether former Minister Wimal Weerawansa’s remarks made at a rally on September 12 amounted to contempt of court and to report the findings to court.Deputy Solicitor General Janaka Bandara informed the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court that the court should consider whether the remarks made by Weerawansa at the rally concerning an order issued by the court against Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa on the previous hearing date amounted to contempt of court.The Deputy Solicitor General made these submissions while producing a CD containing footage of the remarks made at the rally.He further submitted that action should be taken to prevent conduct that could undermine the authority of the court and requested the Magistrate to issue an appropriate order in relation to the incident.
Having considered the submissions, the Chief Magistrate directed the Inspector General of Police to conduct an investigation into the incident and report the findings to court, stating that the matter should not be considered merely as a personal issue against him, but as one concerning the authority of the judiciary as a whole.
