Sri Lanka, Feb. 16 -- The United National Party (UNP), in a statement, said that the killing of Attorney-at-Law Buddhika Mallawaarachchi and his wife on Friday, 13 February 2026, in broad daylight, poses a serious threat to the integrity of Asia's oldest Western-based legal system.

The party noted that the incident would have a severe adverse impact on the maintenance of law and order, which has already been undermined by a series of violent killings in recent times.

Referring to international precedents, the UNP stated that the killing of lawyers and constant death threats in the American continent have resulted in the closing of 70% of law offices in one district in Mexico.

It further recalled that a prosecutor in Ecuador and the Pre...