Sri Lanka: de-facto CJ Mohan Peiris faces serious legal charges

( January 30, 2015, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) Former Chief Justice Mohan Peiris is facing a serious charge of misconduct on his part which was committed by him yesterday.

It happened when Shirani Bandaranayake was reinstated as Chief Justice yesterday at the court complex at Aluthkade in Colombo.

Peiris had ordered the release of the suspects who were arrested in connection with the attack on film artistes in Kurunegala during the run-up to the January 8 Presidential election.

This was revealed by magistrate Chamara Wickremanayake in public.

Peiris had told Wickremasinghe to release the suspects in the same way that he (Peiris) got Nishantha Muthuhettigama released on bail.

Mutthuhettigama was released by Magistrate Chandima Edirimanne.

Magistrate Wickremanayake confessed he released the suspects against his conscience and being a junior he feared for his position.