Senior Solicitor General Jayantha Jayasuriya was sworn in as the new Attorney General before President Maithripala Sirisena a short while ago.

The swearing-in of the new Attorney General comes following the Constitutional Council’s approval to appoint Senior Solicitor General Jayantha Jayasuriya to the post of Attorney General, after evaluating three names that were presented to the council.

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