The Hon. Ajith P. Perera
Ajith P. Perera said there is bipartisan agreement on establishing an independent Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to improve the efficiency and independence of the Attorney-General’s Department and reduce political influence over prosecutions. He criticized the delay of more than a year since a committee was appointed and questioned why a pledged reform with consensus had not yet been implemented.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, both Government and Opposition agreed that to make the Attorney-General’s Department more efficient and independent, and to minimize political influence on State Counsel and the Attorney-General in prosecutions, an independent Office of the DPP is necessary. There is no dispute on this policy. A committee was appointed more than a year ago. If it takes a year to change a simple administrative structure, it will take 100 years to amend the Constitution. This delay is regrettable. Why such a delay in implementing a reform on which there is bipartisan consensus and which we ourselves pledged?
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 20 May 2026 ·No. 23618 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ajith P. Perera. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 May 2026. No. 23618. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/19146