Protest will explode if court verdict concerning Chief Justice Issue not respected. General Alliance warns
Monday , 07 January 2013
Government should respect to the verdict given by the Appeal court concerning the impeachment against Chief Justice.
If government do not respect the verdict contemplating that parliament is supreme than the courts, people protest will explode island wide and this cannot be prevented by any elements. Such warnings were given by opposition parties to government.
General opposition parties’ media briefing was held in Colombo at opposition party leader's official bungalow yesterday, and general Alliance parties made this statement.
UNP's western province council member Mujiboor Rahman said, war has come to an end, but government narrating war victories, many issues have been achieved positively. However with the same intention, it functioned and has got entangled in issues by clashing with the judiciary.
According to the interpretation given by the Supreme Court concerning impeachment against Chief Justice, the Appeal court gave its verdict which should be accepted by the government.
Contrary, government is forcibly controlling the independence of judiciary, the outcome would be a massive peoples pandemonium will get originated in the country, which none could prevent.
Many of the parliament members are taken to their side by providing advantages and prospects and government acquired two third majority in parliament through this easy methods.
Therefore the government by this easy method majority status is not willing to accept the court verdict and if it functions in this manner, a massive people's protest will explode was said by Nawasamasamajee party leader Prof.Wickramabahu Karunaratne.
Supreme Court has given an interpretation concerning impeachment against Chief Justice. To be precise it has mentioned that court activities should occur in the impeachment probe proceeding.
On this context if court actions have processed, the impeachment issue can be handled.
Ministers Wimal Weerawansa and Rajitha Senaratne gave statements concerning the impeachment motion, said it is like playing cricket in road without the ball.
Mowbima Peoples party representative Hameed said, judiciary, executive and legislative the three is like the three stones in a stove. On top of this, the utensil which is kept is called democracy. Always the three should be equal. If one gets higher the utensil called democracy will fall into the fire. Out of these three sectors, only judiciary will function impartially.
Chief Justice without resigning was firm in her decision after impeachment was introduced. If she had resigned, this government would have appointed a person suitable to them as Chief Justice, and may have transformed all the structures of the judiciary biasedly.
Meanwhile JVP Parliament member K.D.Lalkanth said, if intended to operate against the constitution, we have decided to organize a people protest.
He said , if Speaker, Government, Opposition party leader function against the constitution, the public has the rights to voice against them.
Working class, intellectuals, professional experts and public will join and have decided to walk to the street and protest. Supreme Court has the powers to provide legal interpreting.
Courts have already given legal interpreting concerning no confidence motion against Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake. This legal interpretation should be accepted by all sectors which is essential.
Speaker, government and opposition party leader has notified that the Appeal court legal interpretation will not be accepted. They have pointed out it is against constitution.
Court should take action to punish the sectors defaming the court.
Court reprimanded the present Higher Education Minister S.P.Dissanayake for the charges of reviewing the verdict of Supreme Court. Same procedure should be adopted in the others issues too, were further mentioned by him.
