FR petition filed against Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring deal

The petition has been filed by the former convenor of the Inter-University Students’ Federation (IUSF), Wasantha Mudalige.

A fundamental rights petition has been submitted before the Supreme Court requesting the court to issue an order declaring that the government’s decision to restructure the debt associated with Sri Lanka’s international sovereign bonds has violated the basic human rights of the citizens.

The petition has been filed by the former convenor of the Inter-University Students’ Federation (IUSF), Wasantha Mudalige.

The Minister of Finance, the Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) and others have been named as respondents in the petition.