The Supreme Court today (24) ordered former President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa to appear before the Supreme Court on December 16.
That was when the petition filed against the release of the former Member of Parliament Duminda Silva on presidential pardon, who was sentenced to death, was called today.
The Supreme Court today ordered that the former president be named as a respondent in this petition.
The petition was considered before the bench of Supreme Court Judges Murudu Fernando and Yasanta Kodagoda.