Court order issued in SLFP MPs’ case

The Colombo District Court has issued an interim injunction order preventing the Sri Lanka Freedom Party’s (SLFP) Executive Committee from removing Duminda Dissanayake, Lasantha Alagiyawanna, and Mahinda Amaraweera from their respective positions in the party, Ada Derana reported.

The SLFP Executive Committee decided to remove Dissanayake, Alagiyawanna, and Amaraweera from their respective positions in the party during a special party meeting held on Tuesday.

Accordingly, Dissanayake was stripped of his post as the National Organizer,  Alagiyawanna was removed as the Treasurer.

Meanwhile, SLFP appointed a new Senior Vice President, a Treasurer, and a National Organizer after the trio was stripped of their respective positions.

Thereby, SLFP’s Mahiyanganaya Constituency Organizer K. P. Gunawardena was appointed to the post of National Organizer, former Western Provincial Minister Hector Bethmage as the Treasurer, and former Central Province Chief Minister Sarath Ekanayake as the Senior Vice President.

This decision was communicated to SLFP members during a special party meeting convened by the Chairman of the SLFP, former President Maithripala Sirisena, amidst the controversy of his statements regarding the Easter attacks’ masterminds.