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Sri Lanka: New Chief Justice Sworn In Sri Lanka: New Chief Justice Sworn In
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa swore in a trusted aide on Tuesday to replace the chief justice he fired, a move that could lead to a judicial crisis if lawyers and judges who say the move was illegal refuse to cooperate. The new chief justice is Mohan Peiris, a retired attorney general and a legal adviser to the Cabinet. Mr. Rajapaksa dismissed Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake on Sunday, after a parliamentary committee found her guilty of having unexplained wealth and misuse of power. Ms. Bandaranayake has denied the charges, and courts have ruled in her favor, but the president and Parliament ignored the rulings. She said in a statement on Tuesday that she was still the legitimate chief justice, but that she decided to leave her office fearing violence. President Mahinda Rajapaksa swore in a trusted aide on Tuesday to replace the chief justice he fired, a move that could lead to a judicial crisis if lawyers and judges who say the move was illegal refuse to cooperate. The new chief justice is Mohan Peiris, a retired attorney general and a legal adviser to the cabinet. Mr. Rajapaksa dismissed Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake on Sunday, after a parliamentary committee found her guilty of having unexplained wealth and misuse of power. Ms. Bandaranayake has denied the charges, and courts have ruled in her favor, but the president and Parliament ignored the rulings. She said in a statement on Tuesday that she was still the legitimate chief justice, but that she decided to leave her office fearing violence.