Sri Lanka's Parliament begins debate on controversial bill on judges' retirement age

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Sri Lanka's Parliament has begun debating a controversial bill to raise the retirement age for Supreme Court judges from 65 to 67 years and increase appellate court judges from 20 to 25. The main opposition party, Samagi Jana Balawegaya, protested near Parliament in response.

It seeks to raise the retirement age of Supreme Court judges from 65 to 67 years, while proposing to increase the number of judges in the appellate court from 20 to 25; the main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) staged a protest near Parliament