Bad day for democracy in Sri Lanka says German ambassador

<p>Germany's ambassador to Colombo today criticised the violent scenes in parliament tweeting it was a "bad day for democracy in Sri Lanka."&nbsp;</p> <p>"SL has a long and proud democratic tradition - reading about throwing objects at the speaker and preventing votes is unbecoming of a democracy," Joern Rohde added.&nbsp;</p> <p>Sri Lanka’s parliament descended into chaos this morning as lawmakers loyal to Mahinda Rajapaksa violently stormed parliamentary Speaker, Karu Jayasuria’s chair.</p> <p>Ignoring the Speaker’s ruling of a no-confidence motion against Rajapaksa, UPFA MPs hurled items including a waste bin at the Speaker.&nbsp;</p> <p>One lawmaker was sent to hospital to receive treatment for injuries.&nbsp;</p> <p>Photographs emerged of one UNP MP showing his middle finger to fellow MPs and another wielding a knife.&nbsp;</p> <p>Read more <a href="https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/unp-mp-wields-knife-during-sri-la…">here</a> and <a href="https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/sri-lanka-parliament-descends-vio…">here</a>.&nbsp;</p>