Sandun A. Jayasekera
The government said today Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa would make a statement on today’s Supreme Court ruling on the impeachment process by the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) when Parliament convenes next week.Governement spokesman and Minister Keheliya Rambukwella told the weekly cabinet news briefing that the government would announce its stand after a thorough study of the determination.
“This is a new development. All previous impeachments against three Supreme Court judges and two Chief Justices were moved under the same Standing Orders and no one challenged them. Therefore, the government will decide whether it will accept the Supreme Court ruling or not after studying it. It is premature to make a comment right now,” the minister said.
When a journalist pointed out that three SLFP members -- Anura Bandaranaike, Sarath Muttewegama and Government Chief Whip Minister Dinesh Gunawardana -- had given a dissenting report on the impeachment of former Chief Justice Neville Samarakoone during the then J.R. Jayawrdene regime and had highlighted the necessity to amend the Standing Orders, the minister said it was too late now.
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