Thursday, 24 November 2011
The President has told several ministers who are close to him that there was nothing wrong in appointing Wijesundera to hear Fonseka’s appeal since former Chief Justice Sarath Nanda Silva has already created a precedence by hearing cases filed against him in courts.
The President has already taken measures to promote Judge Wijesundera to the Court of Appeal after the White Flag case. The President’s proposal was presented to yesterday parliament for approval.
We reported that Judge Wijesundera was to be given a promotion after the White Flag case a few weeks before the verdict of the case was delivered.
The President has granted this promotion after ignoring seven other senior and experienced judges suitable for the post.
The Defence Secretary has provided special security to Wijesundera and her daughter after Fonseka was sentenced to three years in jail.
Fonseka’s Attorney Nalin Ladduwahetty is to file the appeal before court in Monday.
It is learnt that Ladduwahetty is to hand a petition that is over 150 pages against the High Court verdict against Fonseka’s verdict.
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Deepali asks why it was wrong for the President to have attended her daughter’s wedding (Photos)
Wednesday, 23 November 2011
Judge Wijesundera has said that she has been closely associated with the President and his family members for some time and has accused some websites of publishing distorted stories about the President’s participation at her daughter’s wedding.
A few weeks before the wedding our website reported that the President was to sign as the witness from the bride’s side at Judge Wijesundera’s daughter’s wedding.
We also reported that the President had given a brand new vehicle to the bride as a wedding gift.
There is no problem over the giving of gifs given by the President to his friends and their children. However, the President maintaining close links and giving gifts to the lead judge of the High Court trail at bar hearing a cooked up case against the candidate who contested against him at the Presidential election has a direct impact on the independence of the judiciary.
Since Judge Wijesundera’s daughter’s wedding is now being discussed in political circles, we have published several photographs of the wedding that were previously published by us.
Regime chief's reciprocal gesture: Deepali and Raseen to have foreign pleasure trips
(Lanka-e-News -20.Nov.2011, 11.55P.M.) The Regime chief has arranged an excursion for justices Deepali Wijesundara and Zulfikar Raseen to Malaysia and Singapore on a holiday as a reciprocal gesture for sentencing Gen. Fonseka and putting him in jail. The expense for this tour is being met by the Central Bank under the foreign Ministry of the regime chief . This tour to be embarked on the 11th of December will have another 8 judges making up the group. This group for the tour had been chosen at the sole discretion of Deepali Wijesundara, according to inside sources of the High court..
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Deepali shows her gratitude for daughter’s wedding gift
Saturday, 19 November 2011
After signing as the witness for the wedding, the President has handed an envelop to the bride with a cheque signed for Rs. 1 million to Deepali Wijesundera’s daughter. The President had also sent a brand new unregistered vehicle to her house few days after the wedding.
A Captain from the Commando unit of the Presidential Security Division had taken the unregistered vehicle to her house.
Deepali Wijesundera had told her daughter that she would have to face some problems if the media found out about the unregistered vehicle and had made arrangements to sell the car.
