A fundamental rights petition was filed today on behalf of Inter-University Students’ Federation (IUSF) Convener Wasantha Mudalige, challenging the legality of the detention order issued to him.
Attorney-at-law Manjula Balasooriya has filed this petition in the Supreme Court on behalf of Wasantha Mudalige and is seeking a declaration that the arrest and detention of Mudalige were unlawful.
Through this application, the petitioner is challenging the legality of the arrest of Wasantha Mudalige on August 18, his illegal detention between the 18th of August and the 22nd of August, and thereafter his illegal detention under a Detention Order issued by President Ranil Wickremesinghe in his capacity as the Minister of Defence.
The petitioner is seeking an interim order to produce the detainee before a
in the Magistrate’s Court in terms of the law.
The petitioner has named IGP Chandana Wickremaratne, CID Director Kavinda Piyasekera, Director of TID Prasanna Alwis, Attorney General, and several others as respondents.
The petitioner said the initial arrest of the detainee was made in breach of the procedure established by law, including the mandatory provisions of ordinary criminal law and the PTA.
