Posted on January 21st, 2021
Courtesy Adaderana
Reportedly, the Judicial Service Commission is due to issue a letter regarding his reinstatement.
While he is reinstated to his duties, Pilapitiya will still be subjected to an investigation, according to sources.
Embilipitiya High Court Judge Gihan Pilapitiya was interdicted on January 22, 2020, over a controversial phone conversation he had with Ranjan Ramanayake who is currently subjected to 4-years of rigorous imprisonment.
Subsequently, the Attorney General instructed the Colombo Crime Division (CCD) to obtain a warrant and arrest the interdicted Judge Gihan Pilapitiya for conspiring to fabricate false evidence” along with then-MP Ranjan Ramanayake.
However, the Nugegoda Additional Magistrate declared that an arrest warrant could be issued for the High Court Judge only after obtaining a statement from an investigating officer through an affidavit.