Attorney General Jayantha Jayasuriya has been unanimously appointed as the new Chief Justice by the Constitutional Council which convened under the chairmanship of Speaker Karu Jayasuriya this morning.
Further, Deputy General Chulantha Wickramaratne was appointed as the Auditor General by the CC during the meeting at the parliamentary complex.
These names were put forward before the CC by President Maithripala Sirisena following which approval was granted.
Measures will be taken to send the list of approved appointments to President Maithripala Sirisena in due course, the Speaker's Office said.
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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