The President has appointed a Commission to inquire and report on electoral reform. The Lawyers’ Collective today issued a statement expressing grave concern about the appointment of such a Commission. The Lawyers’ Collective calls upon the President not to use this Commission as a pretext to delay constitutionally mandated electoral processes. It also calls on the President to ensure that by legal design and for political advantage there is no further interference with elections and democracy at large.
The statement is signed on behalf of the Lawyers’ Collective by
Mr. Rienzie Arsecularatne, President’s Counsel.
Professor Savitri Goonesekere
Mr. Upul Jayasuriya, President’s Counsel
Dr. Jayampathy Wickramaratne, President’s Counsel
Mr. Geoffrey Alagaratnam, President’s Counsel
Mr. Dinal Phillips, President’s Counsel
Mr. Anura Meddegoda, President’s Counsel
Mr. Saliya Pieris, President’s Counsel
M.M. Zuhair, President’s Counsel
Mr. Upul Kumarapperuma, Attorney-at-Law
Mr. K.W. Janaranjana, Attorney-at-Law
Mr. Srinath Perera, Attoreny-at-Law
Miss. Ermiza Tegal, Attorney-at-Law
Mr. Manoj Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law
