Saliya Pieris elected new BASL President

Saliya Pieris elected new BASL President

February 24, 2021   08:53 pm

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has elected President’s Counsel Saliya Pieris as its new President a short while ago.

Pieris has been elected President with a total of 5,162 votes at the election, according to Attorney-at-Law Rajeev Amarasuriya, Secretary of BASL.

Pieris has won over President’s Counsel Kuvera de Zoysa who obtained just 2,807 votes.

President’s Counsel Saliya Pieris takes over the position from the outgoing President of BASL President’s Counsel Kalinga Indatissa.

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