COLOMBO – Sri Lanka has called for applications to fill a vacancy in the National Police Commission (NPC).
The Commission consists of 7 members, two of who are yet to be appointed, according to its webpage.
Parliament issued a statement calling for applications this week, noting that applications should be sent to ‘Secretary-General to the Constitutional Council, Constitutional Council – Office, Parliament of Sri Lanka, Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte’ on or before July 1 by registered post, or by email to constitutionalcouncil@parliament.lk.
The statement also noted that Members of Parliament, Provincial Councils or any local authority were not eligible to apply for the member post.
It also noted that a public officer in the service of the State or a judicial officer, shall upon the appointment as a member of the Commission taking effect, cease to hold such office and would be deemed ineligible for further appointment as a public officer or a judicial officer.
The applications should be prepared in accordance with the information sheet available on the Parliament website www.parliament.lk with a quick link named ‘Appointment of the members to NPC’,
The NPC was established under the 21st Amendment to the Constitution and was intended to eliminate political interference and make the department more efficient, but successive commissions have revealed their partisanship, which has effectively blocked any decisive action.
Appointments are made by the president on the recommendation of the Constitutional Council – the 10-member body headed by the Speaker of the Parliament.
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