The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka on behalf of the Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake
Asked the Minister of Defence to explain the appointment procedures for the current Commander of the Army and Commander of the Air Force separately. The question sought clarification on whether more senior and qualified officers were overlooked, the reasons for any such decisions, and what criteria besides seniority are considered when appointing service commanders.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Defence:
¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House— (i) the procedure through which the present Commander of the Army and the Commander of the Air Force of Sri Lanka were appointed, separately; (ii) whether there were no other more senior and qualified officers than the present Commander of the Army and the Commander of the Air Force to be appointed to those posts; (iii) the reasons for appointing the present Commander of the Army and the Commander of the Air Force, separately, ignoring other more senior and qualified officers, if any; (iv) the other criteria that are considered in the appointment of Commanders of forces, other than seniority; and (v) if so, what those criteria are? (b) If not, why?
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Cite as: The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka on behalf of the Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 May 2025. No. 1748426168056758. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21797