{"id":69039,"date":"2013-01-11T16:15:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-11T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=69039"},"modified":"2013-01-15T18:03:50","modified_gmt":"2013-01-15T18:03:50","slug":"hold-those-responsible-for-the-unconstitutional-impeachment-accountable-lawyers-collective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/hold-those-responsible-for-the-unconstitutional-impeachment-accountable-lawyers-collective\/","title":{"rendered":"Hold Those Responsible For The Unconstitutional Impeachment Accountable &#8211; Lawyers Collective"},"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;Our proud judicial history has been tarnished. The ill-advised impeachment mooted by a few politicians was solely to protect their political power.\u00a0Hold those responsible for the unconstitutional impeachment accountable. This is our plea to the national and international community.&#8221; says the\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Lawyers+Collective&amp;x=10&amp;y=7\">Lawyers Collective<\/a><\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We publish below the full text of the statement;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Black day in history of Sri Lanka<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sri Lanka&#8217;s <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Shirani+Bandaranayake&amp;x=8&amp;y=10\">Chief Justice<\/a><\/span> has been impeached. The whole process was unconstitutional and politically motivated.<\/p>\n<p>Repeatedly institutions, intellectuals, political parties and individuals \u2013 at national and international level \u2013 requested the Government not to proceed with the impeachment. All such requests were ignored. Even those by religious dignitaries were thrown away. The Highest Court of the land declared that the impeachment was unconstitutional. The Government turned a deaf ear to all this. It proceeded with the impeachment which concluded today.<\/p>\n<p>This experience has tested the conscience of our Nation. It has hurt the very foundation of democracy in Sri Lanka. The damage caused is irremediable.<\/p>\n<p>Our proud judicial history has been tarnished. The ill-advised impeachment mooted by a few politicians was solely to protect their political power.<\/p>\n<p>Hold those responsible for the unconstitutional impeachment accountable. 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