A serious concern has arisen regarding whether several officials of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL), including its President Rajeev Amarasuriya, are engaged in a campaign to betray Sri Lanka before the international community.
This suspicion has intensified following the issuance of a statement in the English media alleging that government MPs threatened the Bar Association inside Parliament on the 19th. Observers view this statement as a distorted attempt aimed at targeting international organizations.
Questions have emerged as to whether a conspiracy is underway to convince international bodies that the current government is threatening even the Bar Association, potentially aiming to jeopardize concessions such as GSP+.
The video below features MP Attorney-at-Law Bhagya Sri Herath questioning this matter in Parliament today (21):
