Independent Commissions:

CC to shortlist nominees

Over 200 nominations received :

by Uditha Kumarasinghe

The newly constituted Constitutional Council (CC), which convened on September 23 is expeditiously make appointments to the independent commissions for their urgent reactivation. After the appointment of its 10 members, the CC was convened by Speaker Karu Jayasuriya, where it was decided to shortlist the nominations received for chairpersons and members of the independent commissions when the Council is reconvened on October 9.

The main function of the Council is to recommend suitable persons for the position of chairperson or members of the independent commissions coming under the purview of the Council.

According to sources, the Council has already received over 200 nominations as suitable appointees to the independent commissions. The deadline for the nominations has been extended up to October 30.

The three civil society members in the CC, Dr. A. T. Ariyaratne, Dr. Radhika Coomaraswamy and President’s Counsel Shibly Aziz have been entrusted with the task of short listing the names.

The CC has decided to reactivate all independent commissions by October end, sources added.