Choosing a new attorney general again hits snag!
Feb 09, 2016
The Constitutional Council that met yesterday (08) is in crisis due to its failure to choose a person for the post of attorney general, as president Maithripala Sirisena has sent it three names, instead of one.
Half of the CC members have agreed on Suhada Gamlath while the others are partial to Jayantha Jayasuriya.
The president’s other nominee is Kapila Waidyaratne.
The CC has decided to ask the president to send two nominees, in order for it to choose a new AG.
The CC will meet tomorrow to take a decision.
Since Suhada Gamlath is a friendly officer, justice minister Wijedasa Rajapakse and the Rajapaksas want him to be the AG, while ministers Champika Ranawaka, Rajitha Senaratne and others will agree for anyone other than him.
It is commendable that neither the president nor the prime minister has influenced the CC in this matter and acted impartially.
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