Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has delivered a verdict, ruling that a lawyer found guilty of unauthorized recording of the testimony given before the presidential commission appointed to investigate the Easter attack will be suspended from practicing law for a duration of eight months.

The suspension is set to take effect from January 1 of the upcoming year. This decision comes following a formal complaint filed by Mr. L.M.B.P. Herath, the Secretary of the Commission. The panel of Supreme Court Judges, comprising Bhuvaneka Aluvihare, S. Thurairaja, and Mahinda Samayawardena, reached this unanimous verdict after careful consideration.

The incident occurred on September 9, when the relevant presidential commission was conducting an inquiry. Mohammad Mursha Mursha, representing the United Lanka Jayamithullah Ulama organization, was providing testimony when he was accused of violating Supreme Court rules by surreptitiously recording the proceedings on a mobile phone.