Mahinda appointed expert panel to examine select committee report. Assignments began from yesterday

Tuesday , 08 January 2013

President Mahinda Rajapakse appointed an independent inquiry panel including experts to provide him advice to examine the probe report by Parliamentary Select Committee against Chief Justice Prof.Shirani Bandaranayake.

 

The President's investigation panel commenced its first task from yesterday evening was said by President's media spokesperson Mohan Samaranayake.

 

Meanwhile Senior Banker Rani Jayamaha, former parliament Secretary General Dhammika Kithulgoda and civil and social edifice official Jeevan Thiyagaraja are members of the President's independent panel is according to reliable sources.

 

The charges against the Chief Justice concerning bank transactions will be examined by Senior Banker Rani Jayamaha and other issues would be handled by other members is according to government high level circles.

 

On conclusion of the probe panel study assignments, they would hand over a special report to President and President concerning Chief Justice issue will take a final decision is according to information.

 

Meanwhile Parliamentary Select Committee which probed the impeachment submitted its probe report on last 8th to Speaker Chamal Rajapakse.

 

At the time the report was revealed to President, he notified that he would appoint an independent panel to examine the probe report submitted by Parliamentary Select Committee.

 

This is not a legal procedure and according to his conscious he is carrying out was the interpretation given by him.