New chairpersons appointed to EC and HRCSL

President Ranil Wickremesinghe appointed members to both the Election Commission and the Human Rights Commission (HRCSL) today.

Thereby, Justice L.T.B. Dehideniya, a retired Supreme Court judge, has been selected as the chairman of HRCSL.

The newly appointed members of the Human Rights Commission are Mr. Nimalasena Gardier Pundihewa, Mr. Thaiyamuttu Thanaraj, Prof. Fathima Farzana Hanifa, and Dr. Gehan Dinuk Gunatillake.

Meanwhile, former Additional Commissioner-General of Elections R.M.A.L. Rathnayake has been appointed the chairman of the Election Commission.

Simultaneously, M.A. Pathmasiri Chandrawansha Perera and Ameer Mohommed Faiz were appointed to serve as members of the election body.