Sri Lanka lawyers demand quashing of impeachment
- Published: 27 Nov 2012 at 13.47
- Online news: Asia
Sri Lankan lawyers have asked the Supreme Court to declare parliament's impeachment of the chief justice illegal, a legal spokesman said Tuesday, a move that could trigger a constitutional crisis.
Sri Lanka's Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake (C) leaves the Supreme Court in Colombo on November 23. Sri Lankan lawyers have asked the Supreme Court to declare parliament's impeachment of Bandaranayake illegal, a legal spokesman said Tuesday, a move that could trigger a constitutional crisis.
The influential Bar Association representing the country's 11,000 lawyers has petitioned the Supreme Court to rule against the impeachment by a parliamentary panel, the spokesman for the association said.
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