Bathiudeen, Premalal allowed to attend parliamentary sittings next week
May 16, 2021 10:05 pm
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has allowed MP Rishad Bathiudeen and MP Premalal Jayasekara to attend parliamentary sessions if they wish to, the Parliament’s Communications Department said today (May 16) issuing a communiqué.
The Parliament is scheduled to be convened for three days next week, from May 18 – May 20.
Accordingly, Sergeant-at-Arms Narendra Fernando has informed the Director of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to take necessary measures to escort MP Bathiudeen to the Parliament if he wishes to attend the sittings, as per the request made by the Speaker under Parliament Privileges Act.
The Wanni District MP is currently under interrogation on detention orders. He was taken into custody over his alleged links with the perpetrators of the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks.
The Sergeant-at-Arms meanwhile informed the Commissioner-General of Prisons to facilitate arrival of incarcerated Ratnapura District MP Premalal Jayasekara to the Parliament, if he agrees to.
