Dr. Shiranee Bandaranaike is still the lawful CJ : Lawyers collective – we shall not accept any other appointed unlawfully

(Lanka-e-News -15.Jan.2013, 11.00AM) The Lawyers collective that held a media briefing yesterday(14) at the Hotel Nippon with the participation of all the leading Lawyers unanimously decided that there cannot be two chief justices (CJ)in the country .As Dr. Shiranee Bandaranaike is the duly appointed CJ lawfully under the constitution , they will not acknowledge or accept any other CJ appointed unlawfully There were three salient points expressed by the lawyers at this briefing : The Lawyers campaign against the impeachment jeopardizing the independent judiciary has to change its direction. That is , the Lawyers shall take this campaign amidst and amongst the people. This must be intensified and the people too have a grave responsibility in this regard. Towards this end , all political parties, trade unions, civil Organizations and others must make their valuable contributions. The Lawyers collective also stated that they have received reports that the lawless rulers are readying to start a witch hunt against those including the chief justice, the judges , lawyers and civil organization activists after identifying them, and stifle the monumentally mounting opposition against the rulers hell bent on destroying the independent judiciary. If the rulers try that prank the Lawyers collective warned in unison they would carry out their present campaign even more strongly, viciously and vigorously against the lawless rulers . The Lawyers collective emphasized that there cannot be two CJs, and it is Dr. Shiranee Bandaranaike who is the lawful CJ , and she cannot be dismissed from her post unlawfully. Any attempts to do so will be opposed by the Lawyers collective using all their powers and resources at their disposal. The Lawyers collective also expressed its gratitude to the local and international media that stood by the defiant and valorous CJ despite all the malicious and vilifying propaganda carried out against her , as well as the media websites specially that fearlessly and forthrightly exposed the sordid and unscrupulous aims of the rulers , as well as espoused the cause of the independence judiciary. The Lawyers collective also made it abundantly clear that the evil results of violation of the constitution and erosion of independence of judiciary will have to be faced finally by the people even more than the Lawyers. Therefore those who are supporting these evil and despotic rulers and their measures are the very ones who will suffer , they sternly warned.  A large number of recognized and senior lawyers including Jayampathy Wickrenmeratne, Chandrapala Kumarage, Lal Wijenayake, Srinath Perera, Ranjan De Silva , Sunil Watagala , C Weliamuna, Lakshman Jothi Kumar , K Vivekanandan and K S Ratnavale participated in this crucial meeting.