{"id":42577,"date":"2015-08-10T14:24:28","date_gmt":"2015-08-10T18:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=42577"},"modified":"2015-08-10T14:24:28","modified_gmt":"2015-08-10T18:24:28","slug":"continued-retention-of-sir-desmond-de-silva-by-this-govt-deals-a-devastating-blow-to-good-governance-and-rule-of-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=42577","title":{"rendered":"Continued Retention of Sir Desmond de Silva by this Govt deals a Devastating blow to Good Governance and Rule of Law”"},"content":{"rendered":"

By<\/p>\n

M.A. Sumanthiran<\/strong><\/p>\n

The press has recently reported that the Bar Standards Board has initiated a formal investigation into the professional conduct of Sir Desmond de Silva QC with respect to his role in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n

I raised the question of Sir Desmond’s professional conduct in Parliament on 17 March 2015 and urged the government itself to forward a complaint to the Bar Standards Board. Though the government failed to take any action in this regard, a complaint was forwarded by a non-governmental organization.<\/p>\n

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The government simply cannot continue to retain the Advisory Panel chaired by Sir Desmond, particularly given the initiation of an inquiry into Sir Desmond’s acceptance of that very appointment.<\/p>\n

Its continued retention of Sir Desmond deals a devastating blow to good governance and the rule of law.<\/p>\n

I call on the government to immediately rescind Sir Desmond’s appointment in light of the pending investigation in respect of that very appointment.<\/p>\n

(Text of a press release issued by the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) media office)<\/em><\/p>\n

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By M.A. Sumanthiran The press has recently reported that the Bar Standards Board has initiated a formal investigation into the professional conduct of Sir Desmond de Silva QC with respect to his role in Sri Lanka. I raised the question of Sir Desmond’s professional conduct in Parliament on 17 March 2015 and urged the government …<\/p>\n

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