DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: Easter Sunday attack case: 15 found guilty; 9 defendants acquitted; Three-judge High Court bench delivers verdict; Naufer Maulavi named chief accused Thinakaran: Easter Sunday attack case: 15 sentenced, 9 completely acquitted; Judges deliver verdict yesterday | Referendum not required for 22nd Amendment; Simple majority sufficient for Judicial Bill |
Thinakkural: “Naufer Maulavi and 15 others found guilty; 9 acquitted; Special High Court [bench] delivers verdict Thamilan: Easter Sunday attack case: 15 found guilty; High Court delivers verdict; 9 acquitted | Supreme Court gives green light to 22nd Amendment; Can be passed with two-thirds majority without a referendum; Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne announced in parliament yesterday | Provisions of Anti-Corruption Amendment Bill inconsistent with Constitution: Supreme Court determination announces requirement for two-thirds majority and referendum in parliament yesterday |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: Easter Sunday attack case: 15 people sentenced to 200 to 260 years in prison: 23,270 charges – judgement spans 3,000 pages; defendants have created division among religions; charges proved beyond reasonable doubt; all properties confiscated and nine acquitted Divaina: Easter Sunday attack case: Naufer Maulavi and fourteen others found guilty; nine acquitted and released; among the convicts are two brothers from the same family; sentencing read out until late yesterday | Not contrary to the Constitution: can be passed with a two-thirds majority in parliament; No referendum required – Supreme Court decision [on 22nd Amendment] notified to the Speaker of Parliament
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Dinamina: 15 found guilty: nine acquitted and released [in Easter Sunday attack case] | No referendum is required to pass the 22nd Amendment: it can be passed with a two-thirds majority in parliament – The speaker announces the Supreme Court decision; the debate on the 22nd Amendment will be held on September 24 and 25, with the vote taking place at 7:00 p.m. on September 25 Aruna: Sentences of 200, 220, 240, and 260 years each: Prison sentences for the 15 Easter [Sunday attack] convicts; Nine acquitted and released; Property confiscated; Judge’s regret over the delay in delivering the verdict; Naufer Maulavi and ‘Gafoor Mama’ are among the convicts |