Govt. committed to delivering social justice: President

Delivering social justice to the public is the prime responsibility of the Government, President Maithripala Sirisena said yesterday while speaking at the opening ceremony of the newly-built court complex in Galagedara. 

President Sirisena stressed that the current Government has taken many steps to ensure and protect social justice, human rights, freedom and democracy in society since coming into power in 2015. 

“The abolition of the 18th Amendment and the adoption of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution is a great victory achieved by the citizens of this country,” the President stated.   

Commenting on the Independent Commissions established under the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, the President elaborated that they laid a solid foundation to further strengthen legal justice, social justice and freedom as well as the fundamental rights and human rights of every citizen of the country. He also said that he recently summoned the relevant officers of the independent commissions and instructed them to carry out the tasks of independent commissions in a more efficient manner.  

Marking Republic Day, which also fell on 22 May, he said Sri Lanka gained complete freedom from British colonialism with the passage of the Constitution in 1972.

The two-storied court complex which was declared open yesterday has been built with an investment of Rs. 76 million by the Ministry of Justice. The court complex consists of judges’ offices, record rooms, restrooms and official rooms for lawyers and family counselling offices.

At the occasion, the President also presented law books to members of the Lawyers’ Bar Association.

Chief Justice Priyasad Depp, Minister of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, Ministers Lakshman Kiriella, Sarath Amunugama, Navin Dissanayake, Central Province Chief Minister Sarath Ekanayake, Deputy Minister Dushmantha Mithrapala and Attorney General Jayantha Jayasuriya were also present at the occasion.