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To build a nation that upholds justice:

Independence of Judiciary essential - President Mahinda Rajapaksa

*If the public were to respect the law and lawyers the law should be equal for everyone

*Today the rule of law was effective in all parts of the country

It is necessary to protect the independence of the judiciary, to build a nation that upholds justice. In our country we had experienced the rule of law for a considerable time but during the past three decades terrorism prevented carrying out the decisions made by Courts, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said yesterday.

The President was speaking after laying the foundation stone for a new lawyers office complex at Hulftsdorp, Colombo.

Continuing the President said while the law and judiciary were functioning on this side of the country a group of terrorists were setting up their own courts in defiance of the judiciary and certain decisions made by our Courts of law could not be carried out and became a meaningless exercise due to the threat of terrorism. But today the rule of law was effective in all parts of the country and no one could challenge the judiciary and laws.

If the public were to respect the law and lawyers the law should be equal for everyone.

Laws were enacted or amended by the legislature and we have over a very long period of time established our judicial institutions and our laws were time tested. The government was not prepared to interfere into the judiciary for any reasons whatsoever as the government respected the independence of the judiciary and all of us should unite to protect the judiciary, the President said.

He said the time has come now for all of us to work hard and maximum efficiency was demanded by the country and efficiency and speed of resolving problems was also called for in the Courts of law and all other institutions connected to the judicial system.

Chief Justice Asoka de Silva, Ministers Prof G.L.Peiris,. Milinda Moragoda, Attorney General Mohan Peiris and the Bar Association President W.Dayaratna were also present.

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