Sri Lanka Chief Justice Denies Impeachment Charges Sri Lanka's chief justice is denying all allegations being made against her by a group of lawmakers who are trying to get her removed from office. The lawmakers presented a motion to the speaker of Parliament last week accusing Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake of unexplained wealth and misuse of power. Bandaranayake's attorney says "there has been no financial impropriety on her part" and added that she can "easily refute" the allegations. Opposition parties and independent analysts say the impeachment process is a politically motivated attempt to stifle the judiciary's independence as part of a government effort to concentrate power in the hands of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The president has enough support in Parliament to impeach the chief justice and his brother, Chamal Rajapaksa, is parliamentary speaker.