Wed, Jul 25, 2018, 08:46 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
July 25, Colombo: Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena has decided to temporarily halt giving appointments and promotions to employees in education sector based on political victimization.The President has made several decisions in regard to the decision taken by the Ministry of Education to give appointments and promotions given to officers in Sri Lanka Education Administration and teacher education, Principals and Teacher Services based on political victimization.
This decision was taken after the President had a discussion with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe over the telephone.
Following a special discussion held this morning at the Presidential Secretariat with a number of trade union leaders, who protest the Education Ministry's decision, the President has taken following decisions.
1. To temporarily suspend appointments and promotions with immediate effect
2. To appoint a committee comprising several senior officials of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service and Education Administrative Service to review the official and personal files of the persons selected for the appointments and promotions to ascertain whether there was political revenge taken place and to obtain the committee's impartial recommendations within a month
3. To refer the recommendations made by the committee appointed by the President to the Public Service Commission for further approval
4. To allow the opportunity for the trade unions to express their opinions on the recommendations made by the presidential committee
It has also been decided, following the commission's measures, to rectify if a person is subjected to any injustices when appointments and promotions were made based on political victimization.
After discussions with the President today, the education sector trade unions called off the planned trade union action to protest the appointments and promotions given to politically victimized principals and teachers.
