Sri Lanka, Sept. 17 -- A writ petition filed by former Parliamentarian Udaya Gammanpila, seeking an order to prevent his arrest by the CID over a recent statement he made to the media, was today fixed for September 24 by the Court of Appeal.

At the previous hearing, the CID informed the Court of Appeal that no decision had been taken yet to arrest former Parliamentarian Udaya Gammanpila.

Gammanpila stated that, on August 27, 2025, news reports indicated that the CID had informed the Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court that an investigation had been launched to determine whether Gammanpila's remarks constituted an offence under Section 3(1) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) Act No. 56 of 2007 and Section 120...