Sri Lanka, Feb. 16 -- A protest march has been staged today (16) by a group of lawyers led by the President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) over the murder of a lawyer and his wife in Akuregoda, Thalangama last week.

The BASL staged a protest march from the Supreme Court Complex to the BASL Head Office.

The BASL summoned all its members to Colombo yesterday (15) to discuss the next measure to be taken regarding the double murder.

At the meeting, it was decided that lawyers across the country would refrain from appearing for court cases today.

Accordingly, attorneys across the country withdrew from court proceedings today, causing inconvenience to members of the public seeking legal services.

Meanwhile, black flags were hoi...