Judges strike against judge attack

Judges in Sri Lanka protested on Monday, after a High Court judge was beaten with pistols and stabbed. In a statement, judicial association would not work for one day in protest at the attack.

Speaking to Reuters, a judge who asked not to be names, said,

"He was attacked by four gunmen asking if he was the secretary of the Judicial Service Commission,"

"He was attacked with pistols on his face and manhandled."

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