Colombo,
January
17, 2013 | The Hindu
The Sri Lankan government on Thursday said it
was not averse to changing the constitution.
“We have noted the building of public opinion on
the need to change”, Keheliya Rambukwella, the Minister of Information told
reporters.
“This whole process (of impeachment) has
generated several views. Many seek to strengthen Parliament as well as the
judiciary,” Mr. Rambukwella added.
Mr. Rambukwella said President Mahinda Rajapaksa
had received legal views which may lead to constitutional changes.
Mr. Rajapaksa, addressing lawyers immediately
after the sacking of Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake, admitted
that there were inherent flaws in some of the constitutional provisions.
The country’s first woman chief justice was
removed after an ex parte trial which she claimed was biased and unfair.
Parliament voted for her sacking despite the
Supreme Court’s definition that the process was unconstitutional.
Also, the Appeal Court had quashed the findings
against Ms. Bandaranayake.
