Acted to avert civil unrest, says Sirisena

Sri Lanka’s Speaker on Sunday accused President Maithripala Sirisena of “usurping” the rights of legislators and asked public servants not to carry out his “illegal orders”. Karu Jayasuriya said Mr. Sirisena’s actions since October 26 undermined the freedoms of the people. “I have watched over the last two weeks as the executive branch has seized the rights and usurped the powers of Members of Parliament who were elected to represent the people. “I call upon all public servants to refuse to execute any illegal orders they may receive, no matter from whom… Since the President has prevented Parliament from ruling on the legitimacy of the President’s actions, it will be up to the Supreme Court to determine the legality of these actions,” he said. He was concerned about claims by the “purported Foreign Minister” who said Parliament was sacked because Mr. Jayasuriya was planning to prevent an address by the President.
Source : https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-international/dont-carry-out-sirisenas-illegal-orders/article25471393.ece

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