Weliamuna appears for Wele Suda’s wife’s Fundamental Rights petition

Piliduwa Bogahawattage Gayani alias Sujie, wife of well-known underworld gang leader Wele Suda was arrested by the CID at the Bandaranaike International Airport recently. Attorney J C Weliamuna appeared for her in a Fundamental Rights petition filed by her against the Maligakanda magistrate’s refusal to issue documents pertaining to her bail application.

The Supreme Court which considered the Fundamental Rights petition filed by Piliduwa Bogahawattage Gayanai alias Sujie, wife of Wele Suda stated that since documents submitted to court in a case instituted against a person or institution become public documents, anyone including parties to the case should have the legal right to obtain such documents. This petition fielded by the lawyer who appeared for Gayani alias Sujie at the Maligakanda magistrate's court was heard before a two judge Bench including Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake and Justice Nimal Gamini Amaratunga. When Gayanai alias Sujie was produced before the Maligakanda magistrate's court, while she was under detention orders, a lawyer who appeared for her requested that she be granted bail.

The request for bail was rejected by the Maligakanda magistrate. The lawyer through this petition stated that this has prevented his client who had been arrested without showing cause, from getting justice and fair play and he (lawyer) from performing his duties.

As such attorney Weliamuna requested court to order the Maligakanda magistrate to release the relevant documents. The Supreme Court which considered the request decided to call the petition on a later date.