{"id":70688,"date":"2013-01-22T10:02:47","date_gmt":"2013-01-22T10:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=70688"},"modified":"2013-02-01T11:43:56","modified_gmt":"2013-02-01T11:43:56","slug":"the-right-to-personal-security-and-the-safety-of-the-43rd-chief-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/the-right-to-personal-security-and-the-safety-of-the-43rd-chief-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"The Safety Of The 43rd Chief Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"

By\u00a0Jayantha Dhanapala<\/a><\/span> \u00a0–<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dr. Jayantha Dhanapala<\/p><\/div>\n

The Friday Forum is gravely concerned about the\u00a0security and well being of persons who have taken positions regarding the impeachment\u00a0contrary to that of the government,\u00a0and continue to do so. These\u00a0comprise judges and other state officials, lawyers, various civil society groups and individuals.<\/p>\n

The right to hold and to peaceably express different opinions, and to act lawfully in\u00a0furtherance of them, is basic to a free society and must be respected not only by all organs of state but also by every\u00a0member of the community. The fear now is not merely of possible\u00a0public vilification,\u00a0discrimination and victimisation but also of danger to personal security. Several lawyers, including those who appeared for the Chief Justice<\/a><\/span> in\u00a0the Parliamentary Select Committee inquiry, and\u00a0two of our members, having received death threats have notified the law-enforcement authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last but not least Friday Forum also expresses its deep concern about the safety of the 43<\/span>rd<\/sup>\u00a0Chief Justice of Sri Lanka Dr Shirani Bandaranayake, regarding whom the Parliamentary Select Committee\u2019s proceedings have been held a nullity by the Supreme Court, and who is regarded by many, including distinguished lawyers, as continuing to be the Chief Justice.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Eating of ceremonial kiri buth (milk rice) on the public road outside her official residence, with Ministers of the Government reportedly participating | Photo Vikalpa\/CPA<\/p><\/div>\n

Whatever different opinion others may hold on Dr Shirani Bandaranayake\u2019s present status, it is vital that adequate security be ensured for her and her family. In this context we view with shock and abhorrence the campaign carried on against her by the state-controlled media while she was indisputably the Chief Justice and facing the inquiry by the Parliamentary Select Committee. We likewise view with shock and abhorrence\u00a0 the facilities enjoyed by crowds to demonstrate against her outside Parliament and elsewhere, the contrasting interference with the right of persons critical of the impeachment to peacefully demonstrate in expression of their views, and the disgraceful spectacle of lighting crackers and the cooking and eating\u00a0 of ceremonial\u00a0\u00a0kiri buth<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>(milk rice) on the public road outside her official residence, with Ministers of the Government reportedly participating, and the failure to ensure her a dignified and peaceful exit from her residence the following day.<\/p>\n

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Eating of ceremonial kiri buth (milk rice) on the public road outside her official residence, with Ministers of the Government reportedly participating | Photo Vikalpa\/CPA<\/p><\/div>\n

The impunity and indeed official sanction with which all this was permitted to take place raises in us serious\u00a0apprehension\u00a0as to the future safety of this family. The responsibility of ensuring its\u00a0security, as\u00a0also that of\u00a0the legal professionals,\u00a0activists and others we have\u00a0referred to earlier,\u00a0falls fairly and squarely on those wielding political and governmental power.\u00a0The Friday Forum urges all concerned, including the law officers of\u00a0the state, to\u00a0act with\u00a0responsibility and impartiality at this important moment of our country’s history.<\/p>\n

Jayantha Dhanapala<\/p>\n

On behalf of Friday Forum, the Group of Concerned Citizens<\/p>\n

Jayantha Dhanapala, Rt. Rev. \u00a0Duleep de Chickera, Shanthi Dias, Dr. Upatissa. Pethiyagoda, Anne Abeysekara,\u00a0 Faiz-ur Rahman, \u00a0Dhamaris Wickramasekera, Dr. Selvy Thiruchandran, Rev. Dr. Jayasiri Peiris, Tissa\u00a0 Jayatilaka, Javid Yusuf, Manouri Muttetuwegama, Dr. Deepika Udagama,\u00a0 Professor Arjuna Aluwihare, Dr. A. C. Visvalingam, Dr. Devanesan Nesiah,\u00a0 Suriya Wickremasinghe,\u00a0 Lanka Nesiah,\u00a0Ahilan Kadirgamar, J.C. Weliamuna, Dr. Jayampathy Wickramaratne,\u00a0 Sithie Tiruchelvam,\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0D. Wijayanandana, Ranjit Fernando,\u00a0Danesh Casie Chetty, \u00a0Chandra Jayaratne,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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