rajapakse as illegitimate that that kind of situation has never as never happened and i think that's a recipe for tension and possible and of course when he suspended his prime minister suspended parliament what are we waiting for now for parliament to come back towards an organ to be called until it's resolved one way or another what do you like to for well i think all those who want there to be stability and want democratic principles and norms to be respected are calling on syria's cena to change his mind and allow parliament to convene and have a fair vote which is what the constitution requires for the two the two main blocs led by. run of the committee saying up you know those prime minister and parks of the newly brought in prime minister to test their strength to see who actually has the majority support within the parliament because that's how prime minister supposed to be supposed to be chosen it's unlikely that serious cena is going to change his mind unless he come to under substantial international pressure to match the what i think is substantial domestic discomfort wit

running witnessing he insists that his removal and rajapakse his appointment violates the constitution. darrius and ban current i'm upset about the appointment of a prime minister who does not command a majority in parliament in order to cover his wrongdoing he's telling stories that even small children understand prison might be policy to senior blames we can sing her for everything wrong with the coalition government that says an assassination plot against him was the last straw but she long to speak it wasn't buying that argument he issued a stark warning about problems ahead if the crisis is not solved through the legislature. but if this problem is not solved in parliament some people are trying to settle it on the streets if that happens there will be room for a bloodbath to take place. my own rajapakse is getting on with his job actually love his new prime minister despite angry protests from the man he replaced and there are increasing calls for sri lankan parliament to be reconvened the speaker warning that many lives could be lost if the protests spill over onto the streets t

been fired by the by sri lanka's president serious cena and replaced by former president mahinda rajapakse and everybody here says that is unconstitutional because for lanka's constitution has been changed it gives power to parliament to take power away from the president and the prime minister who has a parliamentary majority is the one who should be anointed made prime minister the protesters said to say the president ignored that and he's also suspended parliament the suspension being while parliament remains suspended the appointed prime minister rajapaksa can gather support and get enough people on his side to show that he has a parliamentary majority so but everybody here very uncomfortable very unhappy about that they. call these people to out on the streets to protest and to protect democracy he says because he is the legal prime minister so of course as you say parliament has been suspended for two weeks so that the incoming prime minister can do rajapakse can gain the numbers to convince the public at large that he does have a parliamentary consensus it's not unusual for sri lank

eight hours sacking prime minister on the victim missing swearing in the former president behind the rajapakse changing heads of state institutions and quite a few other things so he's expected to reasons obviously there are issues where the president and he's.

because president has sacked the prime minister and replaced him with his predecessor mahinda rajapakse sworn in on friday and replaces for neil. work i'm singing and says he's still in office saying the decision to remove him is illegal follows the collapse of the governing coalition and now fernandez has more from colombo. developments here in sri lanka giving the frieze never seen never heard almost completely different twist the former president mahinda rajapaksa now sworn in as new prime minister now the swearing in this development coming as a board from the blue no one here with the political circles in general day to day life expected it what we're hearing from the president's media division was that the president might or policy ricin swore in the former president now this is not something that many people expect they were almost sworn enemies after seriously in the defeated rajapaksa at the last presidential election now running a victory macing heard the prime minister that walked a bit serious enough to set up the coalition government essentially is claiming that he's still

been fired by the by sri lanka's president there is saner and replaced by former president mahinda rajapakse and everybody here says that is unconstitutional because for a long because constitution has been changed it gives power to parliament takes power away from the president and the prime minister who has a parliamentary majority is the warm who should be anointed made prime minister the process is fair to say the president ignored that and he's also suspended parliament the suspicion being that while parliament remains suspended the appointed prime minister rajapaksa can gather support and get enough people on his side to show that he has a parliamentary majority so but everybody here very uncomfortable very unhappy about that they know we're on the singer's call these people are out on the streets to protest and to protect democracy he says because he is the legal prime minister of bangladesh and meanwhile have agreed to begin returning rangar refugees by the middle of next month fifteen million mile government delegates are in the in bangladesh example dhaka around three quarters of a

violating the constitution after firing the prime minister and appointing former president mahinda rajapakse as his replacement. and the u.s. is deploying more than five thousand troops to its southern border with mexico in a bid to stop a migrant caravan marching from central america president trump has ordered the military to harden entry points along the crossing in arizona texas and california on twitter he called it an invasion of our country and said our military is waiting for you we're up to date with all of our top stories more news coming up later in about twenty five minutes time now it's viewfinder asia. the you find fresh perspectives through the lens of local filmmakers. that it's on to the saloon in. the alps in brain waves. and his son was asked. why he. was see the point go and no one to where the back going to a landing poignant said and what that is their family well. others who knows you and sounds in there that you know as well you know where you brits and who says when he dances well you see the differences are when he. had their heads up. on you and not ready to go not

the president sacked the prime minister and appointed a former president to replace him mahinda rajapakse so you remember that name he was sworn in. as prime minister by the president my three parlors that is center but its predecessor running will become a singer says his shock sacking is not legal and he will challenge it in court to move the coalition government was formed by two bitterly opposed political parties very interesting developments and we've got mel for now and is with us in colombo to talk more about it maybe let's deal with it chronologically now first of all the sacking of the now former prime minister details on that. that's a strange thing there was no inkling that this was happening there was no formal sacking the first we heard of any movement within the political circles was the announcement that a new prime minister had been sworn in the prime minister's media division sort of falling in a bit late after the swearing in video little mobile phone clip started circulating on social media. centrally the rumor mill started working overtime and then we heard the oarfish

his office at the petroleum sort of headquarters now what happened was with the swearing in of the rajapakse on friday. the trade unions in many state institutions started reacting so those loyal to the prime minister behind the rajapaksa and his party started literally getting a very sort of. kind of jubilant old boss but within that was also a kind of a we've won again sort of scenario and there were beginnings of sort of you know take back or a little bit of jostling against percy of supporters of the previous government when the former minister of petroleum went to his office he found a very raucous group of supporters of the new prime minister who found him served and surrounded there are different versions of the story depending on whom you talk to but basically the minister was security open fire and sadly two people who were injured subsequently succumb to their injuries now initially his security guard that opened fire was arrested but unions were not having it be said they were launching an indefinite strike until such time that promise when that was arrested we saw that arrest mad

and basically to have my policy the same as the common candid citizen and don't forget wars rajapakse as health minister and he stepped out to take on. election but for many people that rajapaksa return is cause for celebration basically there is a large constituency in an electorate that still see him as the sort of hero that stopped the near three decade long war in this country and essentially see him as someone who needs to be at the helm of this country so like i said never say never but for a new vehicle missing her again who says he's still the legitimate prime minister he's still fighting for his survival. thanks a lot let's get more on the story. of the international crisis group he joins us live from london to this come out of no place relatively speaking or were there warning signals that the whole situation is going to collapse in this way. well not in this way but i think everyone who follows through on politics has known that certainly since february or march of this year the president might or policy or santa has wanted to get rid of his his prime minister right of the

rights watch nice to have you with us i guess your concern here is the former president mahinda rajapakse or and the legacy that he brings with him. that's right i think the thing is that the president president said this and not against precedent and one thing that on the prominence of ensuring that showing good governance is to make that promise to the victims of the war to the german people and now in this in this surprise what will he have sacked as prime minister and rock in the first in that he ran against as is the new prime minister this is this is very concerning for victims of humor going to beijing is very concerning for republicans who have been coming out and speaking because they are not going to be very worried about their own security with the same person that they have i think you should against holding office but does it all come down to one man mr rajapaksa i mean he was the leader of a government which has been accused of suppressing freedoms of the media and expression and many other things he is just one man in all of that do you think he will be making such a huge d

should be convened without further delay so that he can show basically this majority now among the rajapakse of the new prime minister is also claiming that a majority and in fact just to reassure lanka speaker of parliament meant to with the high priest the chief priests of one of the most sacred buddhist shrines in sri lanka earlier today to brief them basically what he's urging is that the suspension of parliament which was effected by presence of the scene or that he rethink it that the sixteenth of november when parliament is shared due to meet again is far too long he says with both these candidates or both these prime ministers of so to speak claiming that they have the majority that the best thing to do is to reconvene parliament and let whichever one who can show and yvonne strip that. that majority be recognized as prime minister in fact he was quite stark earlier today when he spoke to reporters after that meeting in candy he said that parliament should decide and resolve these issues he said there were steps to take and resolve this issue on the streets and if that is allowed to

legitimizing his role as the current prime minister he has said that the swearing in of my in the rajapakse is unconstitutional and that it is illegal now within this even missing has called for parliament to be essentially convened within that press conference literally as we sat down with the prime in the form of prime minister we heard news breaking that the president had suspended parliament now things old not auger well for democratic processes the way a democracy is expected and seen to function the very fact that this entire sort of swearing in of my in the rajapaksa came as a bolt from the blue now the fact that parliament has been suspended with no one really knowing what is to unfold in the coming days in the coming weeks does not auger well for sri lanka the people themselves are wondering what to expect in fact they don't know quite frankly who their prime minister is. for months people in gaza have been living with just four hours of electricity a day now that's about to double maybe even triple. positive development depends on always the relationship between us and israel are

assuming duties after his sudden appointment triggered a political crisis former president mahinda rajapakse is replacing ran away. he's refused to leave the official residence believes he still enjoys majority support in parliament. headlines the news continues here now to syria after witness . al-jazeera it's just swept every single. one of the trade up to. this sign or a here this wakes up and put in the face of. our flag and trouble for us. i hope that i would be the person to bring high speed internet to my screechy. sometimes it takes somebody who can see the bigger picture and you know stand up above it. head dress you know to make a difference in your community be chief. use the internet. for free internet. bring in fiber to any of these communities and everything. in the big cities you know lived in the real world and i want to come back here and i will go inside backwards. so all the towers point away from. nothing works here. in the sort of way speed takes a lot of money and then someone like me and money. isn't just you know the small guy. i'm not even employed to. steal from the

suspended parliament to hold off any challenge to his decision to appoint a former president mahinda rajapakse as prime minister there's a lot of names in play them enough amanda's joins us now from colombo to bring it all together first of all you know i have read on the news wires reports of shots being fired do you have any more information. that's right what we've heard is the salon petroleum corporation or the state sort of petrol john and the headquarters is where the shots were fired the petrol only a minister on the run the pickup missing is believed to have led to the premises and that was a standoff a way of people that had gathered at the premises now this is the kind of thing that we've seen for all the last forty eight hours in certain state institutions where supporters of both sides have confronted each other and now mel i'm sorry i'm going to have to interrupt you there i'm really sorry about that but we have got this live news conference coming in from pittsburgh on the shooting of a new it's berg is one that we as pittsburghers treasure it's an important part of the cultural

away from the single was fired on friday by the president and replaced by former president mahinda rajapakse but everybody here is saying this is all on constitutional i think everyone is really surprised by what happened everyone should be shocked but everyone kind of feels like they need to figure out how we can stop this is a crime it does happen not on our watch we are hoping that approaches. by citizens by the people of sri lanka where the right to forward for the government to follow the democratic process now the president says that he is respecting the constitution but it is strange to couple of years ago taking power away from the presidency and giving powers further cows to parliament tyrants to parliament making sure the problem it is responsible for who is the prime minister the prime minister has to come on a majority in parliament so the fear among the protesters here is that if the president. the way we train to be prime minister and the advances that have been married into a long of democracy already. we give it another snapshot of our impact on the planet and it's alarming c

was motivated by an assassination plot you know if a man does joins us now live from colombo so is rajapakse able to function as prime minister at this point. so i mean he is doing just that just behind me you see the official residence of the prime minister should lanka and a short while ago prime minister behind the rajapaksa began officially his first day of work in his office formally signing off a document that was a small religious observance. we lost connection paula just so that we come back to mina later americans of all faiths of united to mourn the victims of saturday's synagogue shooting in pittsburgh eleven people were killed and suspected gunman robert bauer and burst into the building yelling all jews must die shihab rattansi reports. a message of defiance of the need to address the causes of rightwing extremist violence was heard at a multi-faith at the drill in pittsburgh sunday evening we will recognize this moment this is a moment when this nation needs to heal in the nation needs to come together under the common sense of how we stop of the nz like this from happening eve

asking him to seriously reconsider wellman actually the spokesman for human rights watch she says rajapakse appointment raises questions about sri lanka's commitment to bring justice to the victims of the civil war. the government of presidents that is there now made an international committee in two thousand and you know and sensitive and she to be able to counsel to address the issues of accountability and the allegations that have been found to be to be found by u.n. investigation so at this point daryn this is this government going to have to abide by the thumbs. and some of those that the cases are going against went against the problem and so it's and isn't this going to be very difficult for victims who have any faith that they will be justice in front of the d.p. if these if that approach is to not. saudi arabia's public prosecutor is heading to a stand bowl to discuss the killing of jamal khashoggi texas authorities want the eighteen suspects to be extradited that saudi arabia says they'll be prosecuted inside the kingdom meanwhile the u.s. defense secretary james mattis says he's

president sacked the prime minister he's now also suspended parliament the new prime minister mahinda rajapakse to both on friday but his predecessor insists he's still in power and fernandes has more from column. sri lankans will cop to a political earthquake president by two palace in the same or sworn his former boss mind the rajapaksa as the new prime minister on friday taking everyone by surprise this was after all a man that serious in the said he risked his life to defeat in the two thousand and fifteen presidential election rajapaksa supporters were overjoyed at his return flocking to his residence while he met up with members of his parliamentary group on saturday morning the rajapaksa camp say they will preside over a transitional government and hold elections as soon as possible we have. learned that in the mission of. the president doris straw. and. the drowning victim a singer the man whose coalition brought to power as its common candidate was dismissed as prime minister without notice in a single paragraph letter. he says his removal was illegal and has urged the speaker to conve

prime minister's official residence president's house replaced him with the former president mahinda rajapakse up so let's remind ourselves house ended up in this crisis and who the main players are first the sacked prime minister raila recruit a single there he is he was dismissed on friday but refuses to accept it he believes he still commands a parliamentary majority but can't prove that because the man who fired him that man right there the president my three policy recenter spend at parliament's service center says he decided to get rid of wickramasinghe because one of his cabinet ministers was involved in an assassination plots of the president replace worker missing go with this man he's the former president mahinda rajapaksa he has a strong reputation having been in power when the government ended the decades long civil war in two thousand and nine here's bernard smith with an update from colombo . these are fouls and fouls of protesters and the speaker i'm sure lanka's parliament are calling on president by for a policy or a saner to recall parliament so that it can vote on whether th

one to us who entered into between president and prime minister has the real power and how did mr rajapakse or end up back here. a million dollars. going to just coming to terms with the announcement that the former. prime minister generally in terms of the way the constitution is structured here in sri lanka we have an executive president a very powerful executive president that he's the commander. he has kind of pretty much overall overriding policy over government powers to. veto and things like that where the government is concerned. the prime minister is the one who is called upon to form a government and this is what has happened now we're seeing the former prime minister. who's who had been in a coalition government with the tribes with the president of the city saying president fifteen defeated one of the rajapaksa has literally been somewhat of a levy dismissed as he signs the rajapaksa has been sworn in almost under his nose and the next step of that would be to see rajapaksa forming a new government even is very much under the presidency. but the day to day basis the former presi