{"id":58488,"date":"2012-11-02T18:52:03","date_gmt":"2012-11-02T18:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=58488"},"modified":"2012-11-06T02:16:17","modified_gmt":"2012-11-06T02:16:17","slug":"us-is-concerned-by-actions-taken-to-impeach-chief-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/us-is-concerned-by-actions-taken-to-impeach-chief-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"US Is Concerned By Actions Taken To Impeach Chief Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/\">Colombo Telegraph<\/a><\/span> &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;The United States is concerned by actions taken to impeach Sri Lankan Chief Justice <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Shirani+Bandaranayake&amp;x=11&amp;y=4\">Shirani Bandaranayake<\/a><\/span>. We also note with concern recent threats to Sri Lankan judicial officials, including the assault last month on a judge who had publicly criticized government pressure on members of the judiciary. 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