‘It’s The Government That Destabilizes The Country’ – LfD
“Responding to the statement of the Defence
Secretary that some local and foreign elements are
trying to destabilize
the country through the Judiciary, Lawyers for Democracy asks how a
Secretary to a Ministry, being a public official, makes such an irresponsible
political statement.” says Lawyers for Democracy.
Issuing
a statement Lawyers for Democracy (LfD) reminds the public that it is the
Executive, through selected Members of Parliament in the legislature, that has
taken a series of major steps, including an unwarranted politically motivated
impeachment of the Chief
Justice, to undermine the democratic values of the country. These
actions have exposed Sri Lanka for further scrutiny by the international
community, who are under international legal obligations to ensure that the
member states follow these international obligations. The manner in which the
Executive and the state media behave establishes that the Government has
destabilized Sri Lanka and its constitutional values. The Lawyers for Democracy
states in no uncertain terms that it is the Government and not some of the
national or international elements, that are trying to destabilize the
country.
“Further,
the Lawyers for Democracy reminds the public that the State of Sri Lanka is
different from the ruling political party and the Government, who are expected
to protect the constitution, without intentionally violating the values
guaranteed in the constitution.” LfD further says.
