Sri Lanka, Jan. 21 -- The Attorney General will not represent former President Maithripala Sirisena and former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, the seven-judge Supreme Court Bench hearing the 12 Fundamental Rights petitions against the Easter Sunday attacks was informed yesterday.
The former President and former Premier have been cited as defendants in the petitions filed in the Supreme Court against former Defence Secretary and former Police Chief for their inability to prevent the bombings despite getting prior warnings from intelligence sources.
Additional Solicitor general Farzana Jameel informed the supreme court Bench that the Attorney General would not represent Mr. Sirisena and Mr. Wickremesinghe in this case which will be tak...