By S.S.Selvanayagam - The Supreme Court yesterday (3) postponed to October 30 the hearing of the fundamental rights violation petitions filed by S. Jaseekaran who is one of the co-directors of the ‘Outreach’ website and his fiancée V.Valarmathy.
The Bench comprised Chief Justice Asoka de Silva, Justices N. G. Amaratunga and Chandra Ekanayake.
Leave to proceed has already been granted to Jaseekaran for the alleged infringement of his fundamental right to freedom from torture, right to equality and equal protection of the law, freedom from arbitrary detention, freedom of speech and expression including publication and freedom to engage in any lawful occupation, trade, business, enterprise etc.
Valarmathy was granted leave for the alleged infringement of her fundamental rights to the above as well as freedom from arbitrary arrest.
Petitioner Jaseekaran who had been a journalist contributing to the Tamil weekly “Sarinigar”, an alternative press. He is also the publisher and journalist of website “Outreach.sl.com” meant for building peace in the country funded by Facilitating Local Initiatives for Conflict Transformation (FLICT), a project under the German Technical Cooperation.
Following the arrest of Jaseekaran and Valarmathi, senior journalist J. S. Tissainayagam of “Outreach.sl.com.” website went to TID on the same day and informed them that as a staff member that he could be able to meet with Jasieekaran. Only then Tissanayagam was questioned and arrested and detained.
Petitioner Jaseekaran and his fiancée Valarmathi who had been the former programme producer of the Sakthi TV and former temporary lecturer in Drama and Theatre at the Jaffna University cited OIC Prasanna de Alwis, SSP Nandana Munasinghe of the TID, Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, IGP Victor Perera, Inspector H. M. Janakantha of TID and the Attorney General as respondents.
J.C.Weliamuna instructed by Gowry Shangary Thavarasha appeared for the petitioners. Senior State Counsel Riyaz Hamza appeared for the respondents.
© Daily Mirror
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