Justice Minister wants to sue Field Marshal SF

Following the remark by Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka that Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe had obtained bribes from Avant Garde Maritime Services (Pvt) Ltd., the minister yesterday said he would sue the Field Marshal demanding Rs.500 million in damages for making such derogatory statement against him.
The minister added that his lawyers would take necessary steps to sue Field Marshal Fonseka.
“I have not taken a cent from Avant Garde. When JVP leader Anura Kumara made this allegation in parliament, I challenged him to a debate on this matter and said I would resign from my portfolio if it was proved correct. But he did not take up my challenge,” the Justice Minister stressed.
He said Field Marshal Fonseka was criticizing him during the past few months over several matters including that of my not taking action to arrest former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa as demanded by the Field Marshal. “He kept forcing me to arrest Rajapaksa even without any evidence but I refused to do so. He was keen on taking revenge from Rajapaksa,” the minister s aid.