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FR petition filed against X-Press Pearl by Justice for Environment and fishermen

04 Jun 2021

A Fundamental Rights (FR) petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking an order from the authorities to conduct a formal inquiry into the manner in which the distressed X-Press Pearl vessel entered Sri Lanka. The petitions were filed by Hemantha Vithanage, Executive Director of the Justice for Environment Organization and a group of fishermen. The Ports Authority of Sri Lanka, the Marine Environment Protection Authority, the Central Environmental Authority, the Minister in charge of Ports Rohitha Abeygunawardena, the Minister of State Nalaka Godahewa, the Minister of Environment Mahinda Amaraweera, The National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA) and a number of other institutions have been named as respondents in the case. The petitioners stressed that the ship, which entered Sri Lankan waters recently, caught fire and caused extensive environmental damage.

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