{"id":153923,"date":"2015-11-29T03:41:53","date_gmt":"2015-11-28T22:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=153923"},"modified":"2015-12-01T13:24:14","modified_gmt":"2015-12-01T07:54:14","slug":"basl-slams-local-judiciary-calls-for-international-assistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/basl-slams-local-judiciary-calls-for-international-assistance\/","title":{"rendered":"BASL Slams Local Judiciary, Calls For International Assistance"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a veiled and ambiguous statement the Bar Association of Sri Lanka<\/span><\/a> (BASL) said that the local judiciary does not have confidence of ‘many concerned’ and admitted that international assistance and expertise is a necessity in addressing allegations of War Crimes.<\/p>\n

\"Geoffrey<\/a>

Geoffrey Alagaratnam
President Bar Association of Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n

The statement cloaked with non-committal jargon and thinly veiled sentences however, calls for the need for a mechanism which is accepted by ‘all stakeholders’.<\/p>\n

The BASL has continuously turned a blind eye to massive issues of chronic delays, unbearable fees asked my Lawyers, cronyism and procedural malfunctioning of the system.<\/p>\n

However, during the end years of the Rajapaksa<\/span><\/a> regime the BASL shifted to a politically motivated stance and challenged the incumbent regime, despite the continuance of chronic delays and lack of access to justice to the public.<\/p>\n

The Colombo Telegraph learns the BASL has done very little for institutional and procedural correction, confining itself to conferences and non-specific media communiques.<\/p>\n

Following is the full statement;<\/p>\n

\"BASL\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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