Sri Lanka CJ boycotts impeachment hearing

 Sri Lanka CJ boycotts impeachment hearing
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Summary Shirani Bandaranayake walked out of hearing complaining she was not being given a fair trial.

 

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka s Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake walked out of her impeachment hearing before lawmakers Thursday after complaining she was not being given a fair trial, legal and parliamentary sources said.

 

"The chief justice and her team of lawyers walked out of the parliamentary select committee after making a statement that she is not being given a fair hearing," a lawyer close to the process told AFP. "She will not attend future hearings."

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