A senior legal officer suspended without a preliminary inquiry is now preparing to challenge Sri Lanka’s parliamentary leadership before four powerful international institutions and the local courts.
Parliamentary sources say that Senior Counsel Chaminda Kularatne, the suspended Deputy Secretary General of Parliament, is preparing to file formal complaints with four international organizations over what he describes as serious injustice and violations of due process.
According to information received, Kularatne has already taken steps to lodge complaints with the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, the International Forum of Secretaries General of Parliaments, and the Geneva Human Rights Commission.
Sources indicate that the complaints argue that if any allegation existed against him, a preliminary investigation should have been initiated, allowing him the opportunity to present his case. Instead, it is alleged that the Speaker acted abruptly by imposing a suspension, thereby violating fundamental principles of natural justice and procedural fairness.
The complaints are reportedly being prepared by a panel of some of the most senior and experienced President’s Counsels in Sri Lanka. Their involvement underscores the seriousness of the legal and constitutional questions being raised.
In addition to the international complaints, it is understood that the same legal team is also taking steps to file a case before Sri Lanka’s Court of Appeal, challenging the legality of the suspension and seeking judicial intervention in what is shaping into a significant parliamentary and human rights dispute.
