{"id":68823,"date":"2013-01-10T16:44:18","date_gmt":"2013-01-10T16:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=68823"},"modified":"2013-01-15T10:39:32","modified_gmt":"2013-01-15T10:39:32","slug":"situation-report-by-lawyers-collective-tomorrow-is-the-black-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/situation-report-by-lawyers-collective-tomorrow-is-the-black-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Situation Report By Lawyers Collective: Tomorrow Is The ‘Black Friday’"},"content":{"rendered":"

By<\/strong>\u00a0Lawyers Collective<\/a><\/span>\u00a0–<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>10th January 2013: \u00a09.00p.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Peoples\u2019 March organized by Lawyers\u2019 Collective<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

(a)\u00a0\u00a0 By 7.30a.m (Hulftsdorp – around the Supreme Court premises) the Government had deployed hundreds of goons with placards against the Chief Justice<\/a><\/span>. Among those deployed were Civil Defence Force Officers disguised in civil clothing. Four groups of thugs armed with clubs were also present.\u00a0 They were given protection by the Military and Police.\u00a0 (See Video<\/a><\/span> \u00a0)<\/p>\n

(b)\u00a0\u00a0 A group of protestors who were heading to the assembly point were abused and physically prevented from joining the protest and thus \u00a0more than a thousand protestors were prevented from joining the main protest march. Several people were assaulted by those goons and among them was a civil society activist Tilak Kariyawasam who had later made a police entry at the Keselwatte Police Station.<\/p>\n

(c)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When the protest march led by the lawyers commenced, \u00a0two armed groups prevented them from getting on to the street from the main entrance of the Supreme Court. Requests were made to the Senior Police Officers present to clear one side and to disperse the unruly crowds.\u00a0 However, \u00a0the Police were unable to persuade the armed thugs to leave. A physical clash was however averted and the march commenced on an alternate route. Despite heavy rain people turned up in thousands and participated. Among them were approximately a thousand lawyers, leaders of all Opposition political parties and main trade union and civil society leaders.<\/p>\n

(d)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0There was confirmed information verified by our own sources that there were thugs deployed at 8 places to attack the March heading towards Parliament. The organizers decided on an alternate route through Pettah and Fort. Hundreds of Policemen including the STF blocked the protest march near the Presidential Secretariat, in Fort. The organizers thereafter held a meeting addressed by Lawyers, Politicians, Trade Unionists and Academics. Thereafter the protestors returned to Hulftdorp. When they returned the armed goons and others who had blocked the protestors had dispersed.<\/p>\n

2. The Government had transported approximately 2000 persons and placed them in front of the Parliament in support of the impeachment. The debate on the impeachment commenced in Parliament at 1p.m. Several Points of Order that had been raised by the Opposition had been overruled by the Speaker. The debate is continuing.<\/p>\n

3. The Lawyers\u2019 Collective decided to declare 11th January 2013, \u00a0the day on which the impeachment vote is expected to be taken a Black Friday calling upon people to raise black flags in courts, homes and work places to mark their protest against the illegal impeachment.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow, the Sri Lankan legislature will vote on the impeachment of the Chief Justice. Lawyers Collective urges all Members of Parliament not to be a party to an intentional violation of the Constitution of Sri Lanka, by contributing to the impeachment of the Chief Justice.<\/p>\n

Related posts;<\/p>\n

Pictures Of \u2018Hulftsdorf Coup\u2019 Today: Government Thugs At Work<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Video: Protest March Against Impeachment<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Facing Off Government Goon Squads<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Take A Stand For Injustice: Mervyn\u2019s Goon\u2019s March Going On Right Now<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Join The \u2018Black Friday\u2019 Protest \u2013 11 January \u2013 Citizens\u2019 And Trade Union Collective<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Picture courtesy Vikalpa<\/p>\n

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