RANIL’S STATE OF EMERGENCY VIOLATED FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: SUPREME COURT
Posted on July 23rd, 2025
Courtesy Hiru News
The Supreme Court today (23), ruled that Ranil Wickremesinghe, as acting President in 2022, violated fundamental human rights through the emergency regulations he declared on July, 17, 2022, under the Public Security Ordinance to control protesters.
The majority decision was delivered by Chief Justice Murdhu Fernando and Justice Yasantha Kodagoda.
However, Justice Arjuna Obeysekere, in his verdict, stated that the acting President’s emergency proclamation did not violate fundamental human rights.
The petitions were filed by the Centre for Policy Alternatives, former Human Rights Commissioner of Sri Lanka Ambika Satkunanathan, and the Liberal Youth Movement.
As a result of the ruling, the court ordered the state to pay the petitioners’ legal costs.