President appoints new members to EC and HRCSL

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

Accordingly, Justice L.T.B. Dehideniya, a retired Supreme Court Judge as the Chairman of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka, whilst appointing R.M.A.L. Rathnayake, a former Additional Commissioner General of Elections, as the Chairman of the Election Commission.

Joining Rathnayake in the Election Commission are M.A. Pathmasiri Chandrawansha Perera and Ameer Mohommed Faiz.

The newly appointed members of the Human Rights Commission, as directed by the President, include Nimalasena Gardier Pundihewa, Thaiyamuttu Thanaraj, Prof. Fathima Farzana Hanifa, and Dr. Gehan Dinuk Gunatillake.