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| Sri Lanka Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake is impeached | Sri Lanka Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake is impeached |
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| The Sri Lankan parliament has voted to remove Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake in a move analysts say could trigger a constitutional crisis. | The Sri Lankan parliament has voted to remove Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake in a move analysts say could trigger a constitutional crisis. |
| The chamber, dominated by supporters of Sri Lanka's president, voted to impeach her by 155 votes to 49. | The chamber, dominated by supporters of Sri Lanka's president, voted to impeach her by 155 votes to 49. |
| The government accuses her of corruption - an allegation she denies. | The government accuses her of corruption - an allegation she denies. |
| Recent court rulings said the process was unconstitutional and she may refuse to leave. But the president must now decide whether to enforce the sacking. | Recent court rulings said the process was unconstitutional and she may refuse to leave. But the president must now decide whether to enforce the sacking. |
| Critics of the government say that the judge is being victimised and the independence of the judiciary is being challenged. The government denies this. | Critics of the government say that the judge is being victimised and the independence of the judiciary is being challenged. The government denies this. |
| The BBC's Charles Haviland in Colombo says that after the vote supporters of the government took to the streets and rallied outside her official residence to celebrate her sacking. | The BBC's Charles Haviland in Colombo says that after the vote supporters of the government took to the streets and rallied outside her official residence to celebrate her sacking. |
| Our correspondent says that recent rulings from the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal have quashed the whole impeachment process. | |
| Reports say that the chief justice is already arranging her schedules for the next week in her current job in defiance of the vote. | |
| The impeachment process has in recent weeks triggered protests by thousands of opposition supporters, lawmakers, lawyers and religious leaders. | |
| It has also been criticised by human rights groups who have raised concerns over judicial integrity in the country. | |
| Dr Bandaranayake, 54, faced an 11-member parliamentary committee in November which investigated 14 charges of financial and official misconduct against her. She was found guilty of professional misconduct the following month. | |
| Her supporters say she has been targeted because she has made a series of rulings unfavourable to President Mahinda Rajapaksa. |