The Court of Appeal has ordered that the petition filed by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, seeking an order preventing his arrest in connection with the investigations into the Easter Sunday terror attacks, be taken up for hearing tomorrow (18).
The petition was called before a bench comprising the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Rohantha Abeysuriya, and Justice Priyantha Fernando today.
During the proceedings, the President of the Court of Appeal directed that the petition be heard tomorrow in order to ascertain the relevant facts of the case.
Accordingly, the petition is scheduled to be heard tomorrow before a bench comprising the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Rohantha Abeysuriya, and Justice Sarath Dissanayake.
