SRI LANKA
PARLIAMENT APPROVES CIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES OF CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL
The Parliament today approved the 3 names
nominated to represent the civil society in the Constitutional Council (CC).The
names of Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, Dr. Radhika Coomaraswamy and Shibly Aziz were
nominated for the council, which will comprise seven members from the
Parliament and three independent members.Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe,
Speaker Karu Jayasuriya and Opposition Leader R. Sampanthan are members of the
CC.The President and Prime Minister have nominated Ministers Patali Champika
Ranawaka and Wijedasa Rajapakse as their respective representatives while the
JVP has nominated MP Vijitha Herath. Minister W.D.J. Seneviratne is the other
parliamentarian in the council.The Constitutional Council is tasked with establishing
9 independent commissions and monitoring it affairs.Sarvodaya Founder Dr.
Ariyaratne and former UN Under-Secretary General Dr Coomaraswamy were nominated
to the council even under the previous Parliament, however Mr Aziz, an eminent
President’s Counsel, was nominated for the first time.
Prof. John Kurakar
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