Yasantha Kodagoda appointed President's Counsel

President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed Additional Solicitor General Yasantha Kodagoda as a President's Counsel in recognition of his professional eminence at the Bar.

He had his Primary and secondary education at Ananda College, Colombo. He completed his legal education at the Sri Lanka Law College and his Postgraduate degree from the University College London (UCL), United Kingdom.

He joined the Attorney General's Department as a State Counsel in February 1989 and later obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Forensic Medicine and Sciences from the University of Colombo. He also obtained a Masters Degree (LL.M.) in Public International Law with Merit from the University College London (UCL).

He was Promoted Senior State Counsel in 1999. He has also functioned as the Attorney General's Counsel in several Commissions of Inquiry including the Vijaya Kumaratunga Assassination Commission, Batalanda Torture Chambers Commission and the Commission to investigate and inquire into serious violations of Human Rights.