A statement from the Judicial Service Association of Sri Lanka Published by News First forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission
We are forwarding below the report of the News First published on 24th of June, which is a response by the Judicial Service Association of Sri Lanka in response to an attack made by the Minister of Justice in Parliament during a debate.
In this statement, the Judicial Service Association of Sri Lanka has replied in detail to all the allegations made by the Minister of Justice in his speech. The statement further goes on to explain how injurious it is to make such statements using parliamentary privilege, just to attack judicial institutions.
The statement also points out how the balance of power which is distributed through the Legislature, Executive and the Judiciary, has been seriously undermined by such statements.
As this statement is of historic importance we reproduce the link to this statement.
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The views shared in this statement do not necessarily reflect that of the AHRC.
