The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law - Minister of Justice and National Integration
The Minister of Justice and National Integration stated that the Judicial Service Commission and the Chief Justice were not present to respond to allegations made in the debate. He said that around twenty removals had taken place only after investigations and were not reprisals, and cautioned that contrary assertions could undermine the perceived independence of the JSC and the Chief Justice.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Chairman, briefly: The Judicial Service Commission and the Chief Justice cannot appear here to respond. No one has been removed without inquiry. The approximately twenty removals followed investigations; these are not reprisals. Your assertions risk impugning the independence of the JSC and the Chief Justice.
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- Hansard, Saturday, 15 November 2025 ·No. 22870 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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