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Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 12.23 GMT |
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President appoints Committee on Ministry
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His Excellency the President has appointed a
3-member committee comprising eminent and
senior officers who currently serve and have
served in the Public Service to Inquire into
representations and complaints to the
President, by and with regard to Ministry
Secretaries.
The Committee comprises the Cabinet
Secretary Mr. D. Wijesinghe (Chairman), Mr.
K. H. J. Wijedasa, a former Secretary to the
President and Mr. M. D. D. Peiris, a former
Secretary to the Prime Minister.
A Media Release by the Secretary to the
President states, the appointment of this
Committee follows a recent meeting His
Excellency had with Secretaries to
Ministries, where they explained the
difficulties faced by them in carrying out
their duties in the context of the need to
establish the truth or accuracy of
allegations made against them; the need for
full inquiry into such allegations and
complaints, as well as, the conduct of open
and fair inquiry with regard to such
allegations and complaints in order to
assist His Excellency to arrive at
reasonable and fair decisions on such
matters.
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