Constitutional Council declines President’s proposal to extend term of AG

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June 18, Colombo (LNW): The Constitutional Council has declined the President’s proposal to extend the term of office of Attorney General Sanjay Rajaratnam, PC.

Reportedly, the President had suggested a six-month extension for the Attorney General.

According to the Lankadeepa, this proposal was rejected during a meeting of the Constitutional Council chaired by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena in Parliament today (18).

There had been recent objections to the President’s proposal to extend the Attorney General’s term.

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