Bishop expresses shock, dismay at upheaval in Sri Lankan government

Posted Nov 19, 2018

[Anglican Communion News Service] Colombo Bishop Dhiloraj Canagasabey has responded “with shock and great dismay” to the “arbitrary” removal of Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister and the dissolution of the country’s Parliament. President Maithripala Sirisena ousted Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe three weeks ago, replacing him with Mahinda Rajapaksa. He then suspended Parliament for two weeks and also announced that it would be dissolved, but that decision was suspended by the country’s Supreme Court after supporters of the deposed Prime Minister sought a judicial review.

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