Others removed uniforms and did politics - CJ playing politics while
in office
The President and several PSC members said yesterday at the Editors’
breakfast meeting, that the Chief Justice is playing a political role
with the backing of several Non Governmental Organizations and political
parties, that was totally unbecoming of her position.
PSC members said the people cannot expect impartiality and justice
from her as she is dancing to the tune of NGOs and political parties.
They said walking out of the PSC investigating process was contempt of
the Legislature, and her disdainful act of spurning PSC in violation of
the constitution and her actions after the impeachment motion was moved,
was more than enough to impeach her again.
They said Bandaranayake has begun close fraternal relations with
politicians and members of NGO mafia who have either been accused, or
convicted by a Supreme Court Bench presided by her. They pointed out
that the post of Chief Justice is totally independent and her relations
with the persons who were either accused or convicted by the superior
court which she heads, is a violation of the expectation of judicial
independence.
The President said NGOs were behind this entire subversive campaign,
and it was obvious. The President said J C Weliamuna, lawyers and NGO
kingpin has already reserved 200 rooms in city hotels to provide
accommodation for his confidantes, who would be engaged in subverting
the government through the impeachment issue, and he was doing this as
he could not stop the war, which he valiantly tried to do until the LTTE
was defeated.
The President said some other prominent persons holding top posts
came to him, and said that they were embarking on a political role. They
removed their uniforms and started politics as civilians, and that
credit had to be given to them – but the Chief Justice was playing
politics while still in office. |