Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) member Rehan Jayawickreme has filed a contempt of court case against former State Minister Diana Gamage, who was recently disqualified from holding a seat in the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
Jayawickreme filed a case at the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka today against Gamage for criticizing the Court’s decision related to her disqualification.
The petition was submitted through attorney-at-law Tharmaja Tharmaraja, while Rehan Jayawickreme would be represented in court by attorney-at-law Hejaaz Hizbullah.
Meanwhile, the Colombo Chief Magistrate also ordered to name former State Minister Diana Gamage as a suspect, in the case filed with regard to her passport.
Gamage has been named a suspect in the case filed over the incident where a passport was obtained by producing false information to the Controller General of Immigration and Emigration.
The court issued the order after the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) had submitted a report to the court naming Diana Gamage as a suspect in the case.
Earlier in May, Diana Gamage was disqualified from Parliament after the Supreme Court ruled that she was not eligible to hold a seat in the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
The ruling was issued after taking up for consideration the petition that was filed challenging Gamage’s citizenship and right to hold a Parliamentary seat due to her British citizenship. (Newswire)
