Mohamed Razik Mohamed Ramzy vs. B.M.A.S.K. Senaratne et al. – SC FR 135/2020-2023

Brief
In Mohamed Razik Mohamed Ramzy v. Chief Inspector of Police and Others, the court addressed whether a Facebook post by the petitioner, which advocated for an “ideological jihad” through non-violent means, constituted a punishable offence under section 120 of the Penal Code, section 3(1) of the ICCPR Act, or section 6(1) of the Computer Crime Act, and whether the subsequent arrest, detention, and denial of bail complied with constitutionally guaranteed procedures. It was determined that the petitioner’s conduct did not satisfy the statutory criteria for criminal incitement and that the arrest and detention lacked proper legal justification, amounting to a violation of the petitioner’s fundamental rights under Articles 12, 13, and 14 of the Constitution. The decision reaffirmed the pri