Ajith Prasanna was sentenced to 4 years in prison for contempt of court today. It is true that Ajith Prasanna was a slave to a political family in this country. But as civilized citizens, can we agree about the punishment he received?
Sri Lanka is a very corrupt country, there is no clean mechanism. Sri Lanka is a paradise of thieves, crooks and murderers. Their case files are lying idle and stagnating. Thus, the nakedness of the rule of law revealing to the world.
Earlier, for the charge of contempt of court Tony Emmanuel, SB Dissanayake, Monk Gnanasara , Ranjan Ramanayaka , etc. have been jailed .
There is no problem in punishing someone who has committed a crime. But there are 2 things to be said here
1. Hunting individuals for personal or political agendas using the law of contempt of court is not right
2. The lack of a clear framework governing the law of contempt of court needs to be rectified
Contempt of court is well regulated in developed countries of the world. In developed countries,a person who commits this offense is only fined and warned.Punishment like 4 years rigorous imprisonment never inflict.
When a case of contempt of court is directly heard by the Supreme Court, the opportunity to appealing is depriving . The concerned person must go to jail
Reforming the laws of any society is a must. The task of the 225 Members of Parliament is to make specific and practical laws.
It is the irrevocable responsibility of the Parliament to change the inhumane rules. Unfortunately, the Parliament of Sri Lanka is in deep sleep
