Peace for the World

Peace for the World
First democratic leader of Justice the Godfather of the Sri Lankan Tamil Struggle: Honourable Samuel James Veluppillai Chelvanayakam

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

The Unfair Impeachment— In ‘Six Hours’

Colombo Telegraph
By Lawyers for Justice -December 3, 2013
Can anyone believe that the ‘entire inquiry  proper’ was concluded within ‘six hours’,-about five hours of one continuous sitting, for examining and recording the evidence of 16 witnesses and  marking over1000 pages of documents and 20 minutes for considering and approving the final Report.    [more details later
The Chief Justice of the country was ‘summarily dismissed’ without a ‘fair trial’, in secrecy ,in her absence , on the findings of a ’partial panel’ , without the four  opposition members, and after’ denying her right to a legitimate defence.?’ contrary to all ‘Principles of Natural Justice.”   The final determining ‘panel of seven’ was all, one sided, only by the government ministers.
CJ 8 colombotelegraphHow was it possible to finish the ‘hearing’ of 16 witnesses and  to examine  over 1000 pages of documents, in just five hours   and        How can the deliberations, findings, the preparation, consideration and approval of the entire Report take place in just 20 minutes?
There is a great ‘mystery’ as to how it happened. Was there an outside hand involved? in manipulating the process and especially in preparing the “Final Report”. When and where, was it prepared?
Everything seems a predetermined and a foregone conclusion.
The Supreme Court considered the Standing Orders as ‘inadequate’ and the Court of Appeal has ‘Quashed the findings of the PSC, yet the ‘Rulings and Orders’ were contemptuously disregarded. The Judiciary hasnow come under the spell of the political authorities.Read More