The constitutional council has put forward a list of seven nominees to fill the vacant positions of two Independent Commissions to President Maithripala Sirisena.
Issuing a press release, the Speaker’s Office said six names were proposed for the National Police Commission while one name was put forward towards the Public Services Commission.
These decisions were taken when the Constitutional Council met under the patronage of Speaker Karu Jayasuriya at the premises of the Parliament yesterday (Jan 23).
Further, the Council also took up the recommendations put forward by the President for the position of Appeal Court President. However, the Council is yet to arrive at a conclusive decisions regarding the nominees.
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.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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