I Was Not In favour Of Impeachment, I’m Saddened By Recent Developments, I will Appoint A Committee – MR
An impeachment
motion was signed and given to me, I was not in favour of it that
time. Now that has been tabled in parliament, the next step is to appoint
a committee and obtain a report, President Mahinda
Rajapaksa said today.
Mahinda Rajapaksa
“There is a parliament. However I’m saddened by
recent developments, I’m a lawyer by profession. When you look at this
issue from that perspective I’m not in favour of undermining the judiciary. If
someone has made a mistake then I do not think that should be discussed in
public. It need not be made public. I will appoint an independent committee to
look in to the PSC report that will be submitted before its implementation.
Because I only have to be held accountable to my conscience. At the end of the
day I have to be content with the decision I make. Under my instruction I will
implement system although it has not been stated in books or law. However I have
to be content with the decisions I take.” he further said.
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‘Tell Her To Resign, I Will Give Her Some Other Position’ President Rajapaksa Called CJ’s Instructing Attorney
‘Tell Her To Resign, I Will Give Her Some Other Position’ President Rajapaksa Called CJ’s Instructing Attorney
By Colombo
Telegraph -December 7, 2012
Mahinda
Rajapaksa
President Mahinda
Rajapaksa last night called Chief Justice Shirani
Bandaranayake’s Instructing Attorney Kandiah Neelakandan to express
his “disgust” at the behaviour of his MPs at the PSC which resulted in the Chief
Justice’s walkout. Making the call around 8 p.m. yesterday,
President Rajapaksatold
Neelakandan the senior partner of the firm Neelakandan
and Neelakandan that is representing the Chief Justice to ask
Bandaranayake to ‘go quietly’ by resigning. “I will give her some other position
somewhere. Tell her to resign. I think there has been some injustice done to
herhusband as
well, all that can be dropped,” Rajapaksa assured the senior lawyer.
“I
had no idea these jokers had behaved like this,” the President told
Neelakandan (mama danneth na me yakala karala thiyana wada)
The
President also made a call to UNP MP on the Parliamentary Select Committee,
urging him to refrain from withdrawing from the PSC process.
“You
people oppose it. But stay inside and oppose it. Don’t leave the committee,” the
President said. However Lakshman
Kiriella is reported to have told the President that the opposition
would make a collective decision on the matter.
The
four Opposition members on the PSC today quit the committee citing a lack of
clarity in the process and the biased behaviour of the Government MPs on the
committee. Colombo Telegraph learns that the Rajapaksa Government is concerned
that the boycott by opposition members on the committee would further
de-legitimize the impeachment probe undertaken by the PSC, since the Chief
Justice’s walkout yesterday will effectively make the proceedings and the
judgment ex-parte.
