Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/01/sri-lanka-parliament-votes-to-impeach-chief-justice.php
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Sri Lanka parliament votes to impeach chief justice
[JURIST] The Sri Lankan Parliament [official website] voted in an overwhelming majority on Friday to impeach Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake [official profile] and drafted an official motion [materials] imploring the president to remove her from office. According to the motion, the Chief Justice's actions have "plunged the entire Supreme Court and specially the office of the Chief Justice into disrepute." The actions of the Parliament were in response to allegations of corruption and bribery. The impeachment of the Chief Justice...
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