Samagi Jana Balawegaya MPs walked out of the Parliament chamber during Parliament sittings today.
The moment when Premalal Jayaseka took oaths as an MP of #SriLanka's #Parliament. His taking of oaths was to the opposition of several MP's. Jayaseka who was on death row in connection to a 2015 murder has appealed his sentencing.#Colombo #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/B6SOLK6fQZ
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The MPs walked out in protest of MP Premalal Jayasekara, who is convicted of murder, taking oaths as a member of Parliament.
The Samagi Jana Balawegaya MPs were seen wearing black scarfs to mark their protest of the appointment. (NewsWire)
මරණ දඩුවම ලැබූ පුද්ගලයෙක් පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ මන්ත්රීවරයෙක් ලෙස දිවුරුම්දීමට එරෙහිව අපි දැඩි විරෝදයක් දක්වනවා
Posted by Manusha Nanayakkaara on Tuesday, 8 September 2020