The Court of Appeal has ordered the dismissal without a hearing of the writ petition filed by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
He had sought an order preventing the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) from arresting and detaining him under the Prevention of Terrorism Act in connection with investigations into the Easter Sunday terror attacks. This order was issued by a Court of Appeal bench comprising President of the Court of Appeal Justice Rohantha Abeysuriya and Justice Sarath Dissanayake, following a consideration of the relevant petition.