Saturday, 10 August 2013

Sri Lankan President Impeached First Woman Chief Justice of the Country over Graft


Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka, on January 13, 2013 removed the first woman chief justice of the country, Shirani Bandarnayake after voting hit her impeachment by Parliament guilty on corruption charges. It is worth recognizing that Bandarnayake was fired despite massive protests from lawyers and others.

Bandarnayake, 54, got the message that ordered the president to move the post. Hair down This happened two days after Parliament in Sri Lanka have her on trial, widen the confrontation between the government and the judiciary.

Impeaching Bandarnayake initially declared unconstitutional by the courts. Meanwhile, the diagnosis of parliamentary committee found guilty had been canceled. The parliamentary committee had pronounced on December 8, 2012, that Bandarnayake guilty of three charges of 14 guilty. The impeachment proceedings were conducted against her, which were moved by ruling UPFA coalition lawmakers.

The three charges which she was convicted were those of financial impropriety that were based on non-declaration of assets.


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