Presidential Spokesperson Mohan Samaranaike said that the official announcement of the removal of chief justice was delivered to her residence on Sunday January 13th morning.<\/p>\n
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According to government sources, the president had signed the document at an auspicious time on the night of Saturday Jan 12th.<\/p>\n
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has signed the decree removing Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake from her post and the removal letter was hand delivered to her official residence this morning, Presidential Spokesman Mohan Samaranayake said.<\/p>\n
The notice, signed by president Mahinda Rajapaksa removing the chief justice from her position, has been handed over to her at the official residence of chief justice Shirani Bandaranayake, said senior lawyer C.J. Weliamuna.<\/p>\n
Weliyamuna said a media briefing in this connection would take place tomorrow (Jan. 14).<\/p>\n
The Presidential Spokesman has issued the following statement:<\/p>\n
Chief Justice removed with immediate effect<\/p>\n
“President Mahinda Rajapaksa signed this morning the order removing Chief Justice Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake from office with immediate effect in accordance with the resolution passed by Parliament on January 11, 20013.
\nThis measure was taken in terms of Article 107 (2) of the Constitution.<\/p>\n
The removal order was delivered this morning to the official residence of Ms Bandaranayake by a Senior Assistant Secretary of the Presidential Secretariat and an officer of the Presidential Security Division.
\nThe President has said in his order that he was in agreement with the request for the removal of Chief Justice from office made in the said address of Parliament.”<\/p>\n