Bar Association of Sri Lanka has written to Justice Minister Wijedasa Rajapaksa raising concern over the 21st amendment to the constitution presented to the Cabinet today.
Bar Association says the new amendment will let President Gotabaya Rajapaksa keep most of his powers, including power to hold Ministries, assign subjects to himself, appoint whom he wants as Secretaries, dissolve Parliament early and unlimited powers to pardon anyone.
“The BASL’s concerns on the draft 21st amendment shared with the President, PM and MoJ. It restores the CC and Independent Coms. Concerns on President being able to hold onto subjects and functions; Powers relating to dissolution of Parliament; Composition of CC” BASL President Saliya Peiris tweeted.
courtesy NewsWire
