DailyMirror.lk:
Former Supreme Court Judge D.J.D.S. Balapatabendi will be appointed as the chairman of the Bribery Commission and Dr. Dayasiri Fernando as the chairman of the Public Services Commission (PSC) to be activated under the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, informed sources said yesterday.
The Parliamentary Council which recommends the names of members selected for these committees will meet tomorrow to finalize the process.
The other members of the Bribery Commission would be L.K. Wimalachandra and former IGP Jayantha Wickramaratne.
The remaining PSC members are Palitha Kumarasinghe, Sirimavo A. Wijeratne, S.C. Mannapperuma, Ananda Seneviratne, N.H. Pathirane, Thillan Nadarajah, D.W. Ariyawansa and Mohamed Nahiya. The Parliamentary Council which recommends the names of members selected for these committees will meet tomorrow to finalize the process.
The other members of the Bribery Commission would be L.K. Wimalachandra and former IGP Jayantha Wickramaratne.
The remaining PSC members are Palitha Kumarasinghe, Sirimavo A. Wijeratne, S.C. Mannapperuma, Ananda Seneviratne, N.H. Pathirane, Thillan Nadarajah, D.W. Ariyawansa and Mohamed Nahiya.
The Council is expected to recommend Supreme Court Judge Shirani Bandaranayake as the Chief Justice.
The Parliamentary Council comprises Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa, Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe and Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne as ex officio members. Besides, Mr. Wickremesinghe has appointed MP D.M. Swaminathan as his representative while the Prime Minister has appointed MP A.H.M. Azwer as his nominee.
Mr. Wickremesinghe and Mr. Swaminathan continue to boycott meetings of the Council as a mark of protest. The Council was established under the 18th Amendment to the Constitution enacted in Parliament last year. Earlier, the appointments to the independent commissions were made by the Constitutional Council that consisted of ten members including the Speaker, the Opposition Leader and the Prime Minister.