Plan to forcibly remove the Chief Justice from her Chamber

Sunday, 06 January 2013 

A plan is reportedly underway to forcibly remove the Chief Justice from her official Chamber in the same manner that former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka was forcibly removed from his office on February 8, 2010.

The government has assigned the Special Task Force to forcibly remove the Chief Justice from her official Chamber after the 12th. The order is to be carried out after the impeachment motion is debated and passed in parliament on the 10th and 11th.

The plan would be carried out if the Chief Justice tries to continue working at the Supreme Court from her official Chamber after the impeachment motion is passed in parliament. The Attorney General’s Department is already making arrangements to file criminal charges against the Chief Justice after she is forcibly removed.

Minister Basil Rajapaksa is issuing the orders on a Presidential directive and the common line used is, “Put the husband and wife inside.” The government is trying to indict the Chief Justice and to remove her civic rights.