A petition was presented at the Appeals Court against granting pensions to those living abroad without dual citizenship.The petition was filed by the leader of the Janasetha Front,Ven. Battaramulle Seelaratna Himi.
Among the respondents was the Director of the Department of Pensions while the petitioner Seelaratna Himi stated that there are more than 12,000 people collecting pensions and living abroad. The petition states that over Rs.3.5 billion is spent annually on paying these pensions.
<The petition was handed over to the HRC by a group of UNP MPs including Ravi Karunanayake, Tissa Attanayake and Jayalath Jayawardena.
Speaking to the media UNP MP Ravi Karunanayake said that several employees of the FTZ suffered physical and mental trauma after the clash.
He said that while one employee had killed several others are still suffering from the scars of the incident but are unable to come forward and seek compensation as they fear for their lives.
As a result, he said, the UNP together with a few others had decided to submit a petition to the HRC to seek its intervention.
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