( December 30, 2012, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Guardian) Responding to the statement of the Defence Secretary that some local and foreign elements are trying to destabilize the country
through the Judiciary, Lawyers for Democracy asks how a Secretary to a Ministry, being a public official, makes such an
irresponsible political statement.
Lawyers for Democracy reminds the public that
it is the Executive, through selected
Members of Parliament in the legislature, that has taken a series of major
steps, including an unwarranted politically
motivated impeachment of the Chief Justice, to undermine the democratic
values of the country. These actions have exposed Sri Lanka for further
scrutiny by the international community, who are under international legal
obligations to ensure that the member states follow these international
obligations. The manner in which the Executive and the state media behave
establishes that the Government has destabilized Sri Lanka and its
constitutional values. The Lawyers for Democracy states in no uncertain terms
that it is the Government and not some
of the national or international elements, that are trying to destabilize the
country.
Further, the Lawyers for Democracy reminds
the public that the State of Sri Lanka
is different from the ruling political party and the Government, who are
expected to protect the constitution, without intentionally violating the
values guaranteed in the constitution.
| The Statement issued by the Lawyers for Democracy in Sri Lanka
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