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?????????????????????????????????????????????????Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Corrupt persons in the legal system panicking over my statements: Ranjan
2017-08-29
Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayake today said only the corrupted law
enforcement officers start panicking when one talks about corruption in
the judiciary.
Mr. Ramanayake told a media briefing that lawyers who have not done any
wrong should not get alarmed about his recent statement that legal
personnel are amongst the worst corrupted people in this country.
“Bar Association of Sri Lanka Chairman U R De Silva has threatened me by
saying they will file legal action against me for contempt of court. I
respect the judiciary, the judicial officers and the law. I clearly
state that I have not made any statement which could be subjected to
contempt of court. What has taken place is nothing but misunderstanding.
I only referred to what Upul Jayasuriya, J C Weliamuna and Chandrika
Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and what
President Sirisena had said before. Late Prime Minister John Kotelawala
said he would apply tar on the heads of corrupted monks. He said all
monks should not panic about this statement. Likewise only corrupted
judges and lawyers should panic about my statement. There are judges
whom we could worship including the Jaffna High Court Judge. We can do
the same to late Sarath Ambeypitiya,” he said.
“We saw how those who held the Chief Justice post in the past behaved.
Buddha preached that when a king gets corrupted his ministers suffer the
same fate so will the others including the citizens of the country.
Chief Justice is the king of judges. Judges will have to obey the Chief
Justice. A former Chief Justice has assured the head of state that he
will deliver any judgement according to whims and fancies of the latter
if his term is extended. This is a perfect example of corruption. Former
Chief Justice and his wife were hovering around the President and Prime
minister at the airport during the day the Pope visited Sri Lanka. They
did it so that he could remain as the Chief Justice, I saw this with my
own eyes,” he added.
Mr. Ramanayake said he believes that these cases filed against him will
do some good to him. This he said because he represents the people. “My
statements are based on what people come and tell me about lawyers”.
“People suffer as a result of shortcomings in the judiciary. There are
instances where wrong verdicts are given. There are instances where
sexual bribes are given. A judge had been accused of raring a servant.
People talk about them. A former Chief Justice admitted that he gave a
wrong judgement during his tenure. What did the BASL chief do about
these judicial officers and lawyers. Aren’t we going to penalize these
judicial officers? There are instances where people threw excreta at
judges. Some Sri Lankan lawyers have been identified as ones who hold
black money by Panama papers. I am going to be penalized when I talk
about them. Wrong doers are spared,” he also said.
Mr. Ramanayake called for an institution where people could go when they
are subjected to harassment from the judicial officers and lawyers. He
said lawyers should not defend anyone who is charged with gang rape and
this practice should be enforced in Sri Lanka as well. (Yohan Perera)