Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa says former Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake should not have been impeached under the Mahinda Rajapaksa regime.
Shirani Bandaranayake had corruption charges levelled against her by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa following some of her legal rulings which were against his government.
She was removed from her post as Chief Justice in January 2013 after being impeached on the recommendation of a parliamentary committee.
Speaking to reporters today, MP Namal Rajapaksa said that he was of the stance that such an action should not have been taken at the time.
“The current government should not repeat the same mistakes we made. If they are repeating it, then it is not correct. Our party is still paying the price for such decisions,” he said.
MP Namal Rajapaksa further said that his party will not support if the Parliament is used to target an individual to make political decisions.
He made the remarks in response to the motion submitted to Parliament by the government to remove suspended Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon from his position. (Newswire)
