US has serious concerns over Lankan CJ impeachment
Washington: The US on Thursday expressed serious concern over the impeachment proceedings against Sri Lanka’s first woman Chief Justice, saying the issue raised serious questions about the process and government pressure on the judiciary.
“As we said before, we had serious concerns about the actions that were taken to impeach the Chief Justice and the timing of the impeachment and that it raised serious questions about the process and government pressure on the judiciary,” State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland told reporters.
The parliamentary committee on December 08, 2012, ruled that Sri Lankan Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake was guilty of three of the 14 charges in the impeachment proceedings against her moved by the ruling UPFA coalition legislators.
The three charges were financial impropriety based on non-declaration of assets and conflict of interest in a case involving a failed investment company.
The chief justice denied all the charges against her. On December 06, she stormed out of the impeachment hearing in Parliament, saying she will not be given a fair trial.
She also claimed verbal abuse by the government members of the parliamentary committee.
Source: Zee News
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So, M/s Victoria, what does your wimpy President want to do to us? Invade as you did in Iraq? Come off it, turn the torch onto yourself in first instance.
well dne US
please mind your own buisness,we srilankan know what to do…I think first of all you have to ask Mr.Obama what he was doing with your Ministers and the cabinet…
Hey Victoria,
You are an excellent example of a dumb mouthpiece.
The US economy is tottering and with it goes your superpower status.
How dare US govt interfere in the internal affairs of GOSL for impeaching the CJ for proven criminal offences? We cannot have as CJ someone who is guilty of corruption. The whole system of justice in SL will then fail. Legislative is above the Judiciary. Legislative has authority to appoint and remove judges.
US govt should rather look at its own horrendous evil record of human rights abuse and war crimes. They have got away scot-free because the UN is powerless to charge the past and present Presidents of USA of such crimes and have them arrested and hauled before the International Human Rights Court.