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BASL urges immediate enactment of 19th Amendment sans further ado
View(s):The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) is urging all parties to set aside their political partisan differences and ensure the immediate enactment of the 19th Amendment.
The BASL, in a statement, said that some of the measures included in the 19th Amendment are crucial and require urgent implementation.
Among these measures are the re-establishment of the Constitutional Council; re-establishment of the Independent Commissions, including the National Police Commission and the Elections Commission, recognition of the Right to Information as a Fundamental Right, establishment of a transparent and accepted procedure in the appointment of Judges to the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal and repeal of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, the BASL said.
“The Bar Association has been consistently committed to upholding and preserving the Rule of Law in Sri Lanka. It has always been our unwavering position that the independence of the Judiciary, the independence of the Public Service including the Police force, good governance and zero-tolerance towards corruption,” the Association said.