Supreme Court finds Rajapaksa brothers guilty over economic crisis
The Supreme Court has found the Rajapaksa brothers guilty of causing the economic crisis in Sri Lanka.
The Supreme Court ruled that former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa were among those responsible for the crisis which led the country to bankruptcy last year.
The court also found that former Central Bank Governors Ajith Nivard Cabraal and Prof. W.D. Lakshman, former Finance Secretary S.R. Attygalle, former Presidential Secretary P.B. Jayasundara and the Monetary Board members of the Central Bank had violated the fundamental rights of the people.
The ruling was delivered based on the majority view of the five-judge bench presided over by Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya in respect of two fundamental rights (FR) petitions filed by the former head of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Chandra Jayaratne and several others seeking an investigation into the state officials responsible for the economic crisis.
The court, however, determined that neither party needs to pay compensation. (Colombo Gazette)
