The Constitutional Council (CC) has recommended Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader R Sampanthan to fill the vacancy created following the resignation of Parliamentarian Chamal Rajapaksa as a member of the CC.
The recommendation was made when the CC had convened under the chairmanship of Speaker Karu Jayasuriya today (Apr 05), the Speaker's Office said.
During today's meeting, Speaker Jayasuriya had informed the Council on yesterday's discussion with the Commissioner's of the Office for Reparations and its Chairman Dhara Wijethilake, a statement from the Speaker's Office said.
He had also briefed the CC on the discussion he had engaged in with the members of the National Police Commission (NPC) including its Chairman K.W. Ekanayake on April 03.
Meanwhile, Mr. Jayasuriya had pointed out that the CC must turns its attention towards recommendations to the post of Chief Justice and Auditor General before the end of this month.
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.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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