Maithri should bear that his insecurity lies in the hands of SLFP lead UPFA – Ali asghar

Sunday, 08 February 2015

Justice without power is helpless, power without justice is tyrannical – Blaise Pascal
Rajapaksa as a whole exercised the above proverb under his tenure during his presidency. The justice of Rajapaksa was the power and the law of Rajapaksa was the loyalty. If you are a pro Rajapaksa and if you are a twig in the Rajapaksa tree you are immune to the law. Even if you not an anti Rajapaksa but a normal citizen the Rajapaksa law would swallow you. Rajapaksa law became weak in front of an influence and the Rajapaksa law tirelessly attacked the frail.

Chasing the poor from their only owned house in Colombo without compensation, mercilessly murdering the inmates from the Welikada prison, robbed the assets and properties of Lalith Kothalawala were exercised according the Rajapaksa law. Murdering the criminals taken to show the hidden arms, grabbing the lands of the ordinary citizens in the North, killing of journalist by breaking skulls, taking people hostile in to custody by the prevention of Terrorism Act, innocent people abducted during the emergency law, unlawful detention without inquiry, attacks launched on university students, killing of protestors in Rathupaswala, Chilaw and Katunayaka, killing of the innocent Muslims in Aluthgama under a curfew was all orchestrated in accordance to the Rajapaksa law. The associates who made money from mega deals are also in accordance to the Rajapaksa law.

Once in a while the Rajapaksa needed a frank to generalize its uncivilized conduct. There should be a Chief Justice, Attorney General or another judge ready to disperse the justice when asked. Law books, previous judgments, constitutional provisions are all unnecessary. If a judge refuses to conform to stamp the Rajapaksa judgment that Judge existence came to an end. The unlawful and uncivilized impeachment brought against the former Chief Justice was exercised due to the reason she refused to stamp the Divineguma Bill of the economic development minister Basil Rajapaksa. Therefore Mohan Pieris is chosen as the ideal person for the job. Mohan Pieris’s law confirms his loyalty and the ignorance of his knowledge in convention laws by staying beside his leader even during the elections day night.

Mohan Pieris is a good banker, a good arms dealer. In order to render something he demands something. In order to dispense a justice he expects a profit. If he is allowed to stay in the bench as the chief justice of the Supreme Court he will give whatever the judgment the dealer want. In order to leave the Chief Justice post he needs an ambassador post. Therefore by keeping him we cannot bring good governance in the Judiciary and we cannot establish the rule of law. That is similar to appointing Sakvithi Ranasinghe as the central Bank Governor. We cannot move a single step independently forward with the existence of Mohan Pieris. Therefore he has to be ousted for the best interest of the citizens.

Under this situation removing Mohan Pieris is a fearless decision taken by the Maithri governance to establish the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary. Kamalesh Sharma the secretary general of the Commonwealth too has shown his consent regarding the removal of Mohan Pieris. Therefore it’s not wrong if we conform that there is an international approval complied.

The derailment of the Judiciary, happen from Chief Justice sarath N Silva to Mohan Pieris, has been corrected now. There is a space opened to establish the rule of law and to have a healthy judiciary. People who were deprived due to the lawlessness and inequity over a period of time can seek justice from this opportunity. In future, following the Maithri precedence a senior Chief Justice would be appointed. The independent commissions would be established and the public service can continue its functions without hindrance. The new government would use the people’s mandate for the best interest of its citizens.

In future we can hope the law would treat everybody equal and there will not be incidents of murders when taking anybody to show the hidden arms and the fear of the ordinary people of chasing them from their houses.
At this situation the opposition is showing their agitation for removing Mohan Pieris. Dinesh Gunawardana who appeared in Derana 360 still persist that Mohan Pieris is the Chief Justice. SLFP members Nimal Siripala, Susil Premjayanth, Anura Priyadharshana, Dilan Perera raised their voice against the removal of Mohan Pieris apart Wimal and Vasu’s uproar in the parliament. Lakshman Kiriella had to explain that it was the SLFP leader who removed Mohan Pieris. However Nimal Siripala expressed although it is the president who is their party leader he is against this removal. From his statement it is implied that they still comply the authoritarian governance of Mahinda and they are against the necessary reforms of the new government.

There is another political indication conveyed from this agitation. That would be although the official leader of SLFP is President Maithripala still the SLFP MP’s are loyal to Mahinda. Mahinda’s shadow is still falling on to the SLFP. It can reactivate anytime and stand against Maithri at any moment. In order to bring good governance President Maithri cannot hold both the presidency and the party leadership at the same time, he has to give up the party leadership to Chandrika or to any other. Holding both posts is a conflict of interest where Maithri has to oblige for the demands of the current Rajapaksa parliament.

President Maithri has to keep in mind that he was and he would be secured only by the force erupted against Mahinda, not the conventional hands of the SLFP and its appointments. Once again the security of President Maithripala Sirisena does not lie under the current security heads who are serving long time under the Rajapaksa regime. Therefore President Maithripala considering the best interest of the people (not his part) should use his executive powers and take immediate institutional, constitutional, judicial and military reforms before it is too late
Ali asghar