The Constitutional Council has approved the appointment of retired High Court Judge K.B.K Hirimburegama as the new Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration (Ombudsman).
The position of Ombudsman will be vacant from March 31 this year, Parliament announced. Former Judge of the Supreme Court Justice K.T.Chitrasiri has been serving as the Ombudsman since January 30, 2019.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe in his International Women’s Day message this year said the government has recognized the need to appoint an Ombudswoman.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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