EU PROTESTS LANKA IMPEACHMENT AND TELLS TO IMPLEMENT INTERNATIONAL COVENANTS
By Walter Jayawardhana
European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy issuing a statement on behalf of the European Union said it is vital that Sri Lanka ensures that its international obligations are implemented in a protest against the impeachment of Chief Justice Dr.Shirani Bandaranayaka.
Following is the full Declaration by the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, on behalf of the EU on the impeachment of Sri Lankan Chief Justice issued from Brussels:
“The EU has followed with considerable concern the recent impeachment process against Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake.
The separation of powers is inherent in any democracy which respects the rule of law. It follows that the independence of the judicial branch cannot be made subject to actions by any other branch of government.
It is vital that Sri Lanka ensures that its international obligations, and in particular the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, are implemented.
The EU calls upon the Government of Sri Lanka to respect the right to peaceful protest and to ensure the safety both of Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake and of all human rights defenders.”
Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland, PC is a British Labour politician who in 2009 became the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
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In this modern open world, is it a shame to be a citizen and continue living in a state that does not respect its obligations to society?
If we are not already there, SL is joining the list of pariah states in the world.
As a citizen, I see no hope. With the two major political parties driving us to the depths of despair, it is becoming increasingly difficult for right thinking people to identify themselves with nationhood.
CM, you are utterly naive lapping up the drivel that is being dished out by some media in imperial West countries, who are our permanent enemies since we refuse to be trodden under their jack boots of neo-colonialism. We have enemies within and outside our country who are constantly trying to bash us into submission to the will of the imperial West. WE WILL NEVER SUBMIT!
CM, you are utterly naive lapping up the drivel that is being dished out by some media in imperial West countries, who are our permanent enemies since we refuse to be trodden under their jack boots of neo-colonialism. We have enemies within and outside our country who are constantly trying to bash us into submission to the will of the imperial West. WE WILL NEVER SUBMIT!
It amazes me that EU has miserably failed to shout from the top of the roofs against the blatant human rights violation, crimes against humanity and daily war crimes by the US govt, British and French govts in Iraq, Afghasnistan, Libya and now, Syria.
The imperial West hounds have shamelessly sided with the islamists, jihadists and Al Qaeda rebels to topple the legitimate govt of President Assad in Syria. The imperialist West dogs have funded, armed with heavy and light weapons these rebels and also have there special forces to train them on the ground and guide them against the govt of President Assad. The imperial West dogs give as excuse that the rebels are toppling a corrupt regime. What rubbish! Is it to be replaced as in Libya with an even worse extremist Islamist regime? The truth is the imperial West dogs want to seize the oil fields of Syria, now that they have the oil of Libya in their pockets. Their next stop is Iran.
I am really glad that these very same loose amalgamation of Islamists, Jihadists and Al Qaeda forces are now waging war in Algeria and Mali, having succeeded in Libya. They will also proceed to Nigeria, another oil rich nation. All these oil and gas rich nations will ultimately be in the hands of the Islamic extremists. They will then strnagulate the economy of the imperial West by refusing oil or dictating terms to sell oil and gas. The industries of the imperial West dogs will be shut down. Would the West then wage war against the Arab nations like the crusaders of yester-years. The hypocratic imperial West dogs are siding with the Mali govt because the French have their businesses and oil/gas interests in Mali. They are not trying to topple the Mali govt by siding with the Islamic rebels as in Syria. What hypocrisy! President Assad is no friend of the imperial West dogs. So they side with the rebels Syria against Assad.