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Nalinda says Court dates are ‘common knowledge,’ amid judiciary row | Daily FT

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“Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa yesterday defended remarks made by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at recent May Day rallies of the National People’s Power (NPP)”
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Multiple independent sources confirm that Cabinet Spokesman Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa defended President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's May Day remarks. This is explicitly stated in the web search result from 'Nalinda says Court dates are common knowledge' and 'Minister defends AKD's May Day remarks'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections were held in Sri Lanka on 21 September 2024. Incumbent president Ranil Wickremesinghe ran for re-election as an independent candidate, making him the first sitting president to …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa (born 18 November 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician. He served as the sixth president of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015; the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 2004 to 2005, 2018, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahinda_Rajapaksa
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ranil Wickremesinghe (Sinhala: රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහ; Tamil: ரணில் விக்கிரமசிங்க; born 24 March 1949) is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the ninth president of Sri Lanka from 2022 to 2024. He has al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranil_Wickremesinghe
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“President Anura Kumara Dissanayake [made remarks] regarding upcoming Court decision expected later this month”
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Multiple sources confirm the President made remarks about upcoming court decisions. One source explicitly mentions a 'Decisive Court Verdict Expected in May' and another mentions the Free Lawyers Organization calling for a probe into these specific remarks.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anura Kumara Dissanayake (born 24 November 1968), commonly referred to by his initials AKD, is a Sri Lankan politician who has served as the tenth president of Sri Lanka since 2024. Dissanayake is the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anura_Kumara_Dissanayake
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of international presidential trips made by Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is currently serving as the 10th President of Sri Lanka since 23 September 2024.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The second Dissanayake cabinet is the current central government of Sri Lanka led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. It was formed on 18 November 2024 after the parliamentary election.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Dissanayake_cabinet
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“the dates of several hearings and verdicts are already publicly known and form part of the established Court calendar”
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The claim that court dates are publicly known is corroborated by the news report 'Nalinda says Court dates are common knowledge,' where the Cabinet Spokesman argues that these dates form part of the established court calendar to justify the President's remarks.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) service provides electronic public access to federal court records. PACER provides the public with instantaneous access to more than 1 billion doc…
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web search NEUTRAL — Access the largest federal and state court docket search in one place. And CourtLink docket alerts highlight newly filed cases in your practice area to win more business.
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“Opposition lawmakers who alleged that statements made on May Day platforms suggested prior knowledge of judicial decisions”
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The evidence shows that the President's remarks were criticized as 'prejudicial' by the Free Lawyers Organization and that Minister Nalinda Jayatissa had to 'push back against criticism' regarding the suggestion of prior knowledge of judicial decisions.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 14 November 2024 to elect 225 members to the new parliament. The 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka was dissolved on 24 September 2024. The submission of no…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anura Kumara Dissanayake (born 24 November 1968), commonly referred to by his initials AKD, is a Sri Lankan politician who has served as the tenth president of Sri Lanka since 2024. Dissanayake is the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anura_Kumara_Dissanayake
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 October 1994, Sri Lankan parliamentarian Gamini Dissanayake was assassinated by a suicide bomber sent by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. Dissanayake was Leader of the Opposition in parliam…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Gamini_Dissan…
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“the Cabinet Spokesman read out a list of pending verdicts and upcoming hearing dates in several cases”
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The report 'Nalinda says Court dates are common knowledge' explicitly states that the Cabinet Spokesman defended the remarks by referencing the public nature of the court calendar and pending verdicts.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections were held in Sri Lanka on 21 September 2024. Incumbent president Ranil Wickremesinghe ran for re-election as an independent candidate, making him the first sitting president to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Sri_Lankan_presidential_e…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa (born 18 November 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician. He served as the sixth president of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015; the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 2004 to 2005, 2018, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahinda_Rajapaksa
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ranil Wickremesinghe (Sinhala: රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහ; Tamil: ரணில் விக்கிரமசிங்க; born 24 March 1949) is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the ninth president of Sri Lanka from 2022 to 2024. He has al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranil_Wickremesinghe
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