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Opposition leader slams 22nd amendment over judicial independence concerns
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa strongly criticised the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution during parliamentary debates, cla
Summary
Arguing that the legislation would erode public trust in the judiciary and alter superior court judges' retirement ages-raising Supreme Court judges from 65 to 67 and Court of Appeal judges from 63 to 65-he urged the government to withdraw the Bill.
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People
- Sajith Premadasa2
- Hans Christian Andersen
- Shirani Bandaranayake
Organisations
- Supreme Court of Sri Lanka2
- Samagi Jana Balawegaya2
- Parliament of Sri Lanka
Places
- Sri Lanka
Keywords
- independence
- opposition
- amendment
- undermine
- compares
- concerns
- judicial
- clothes
- emperor
- claims
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