‘The Department’ Under Siege – The Future Of The Attorney General
The last few months have seen an unprecedented attack on the integrity and reputation of ‘the Attorney General’s Department’. Yuvanjana Jawaharlal Wanasundera Wijayatilake PC, one of the most non-controversial persons to hold the office of Attorney General, and his Department is under siege, notwithstanding the fact that he was in the aftermath of the presidential elections credited with quietly thwarting efforts of the former regime to declare a State of Emergency just as the results were being declared.
by Saliya Pieris- Sunday, October 25, 2015
The last few months have seen an unprecedented attack on the integrity and reputation of ‘the Attorney General’s Department’. Yuvanjana Jawaharlal Wanasundera Wijayatilake PC, one of the most non-controversial persons to hold the office of Attorney General, and his Department is under siege, notwithstanding the fact that he was in the aftermath of the presidential elections credited with quietly thwarting efforts of the former regime to declare a State of Emergency just as the results were being declared.