{"id":160602,"date":"2016-04-11T12:53:20","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T07:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=160602"},"modified":"2016-04-12T11:22:25","modified_gmt":"2016-04-12T05:52:25","slug":"constitutional-council-embroiled-in-conflict-of-interest-issue-in-selecting-igp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/constitutional-council-embroiled-in-conflict-of-interest-issue-in-selecting-igp\/","title":{"rendered":"Constitutional Council Embroiled In Conflict Of Interest Issue In Selecting IGP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Constitutional+Council&amp;x=12&amp;y=2\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Constitutional Council<\/span><\/a> which has been tasked with selecting the next Inspector General of Police (IGP), is facing a fresh crisis in carrying out its duties owing to a conflict of interest.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_152914\" style=\"width: 239px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/acting-igp-pujith-to-appear-before-police-commission-over-attack-on-students\/pujith\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-152914\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-152914\" class=\" wp-image-152914\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Pujith.jpg\" alt=\"DIG Pujith Jayasundara\" width=\"229\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Pujith.jpg 549w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Pujith-281x300.jpg 281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-152914\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DIG Pujith Jayasundara<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Highly placed sources told the Colombo Telegraph that due to Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Champika+Ranawaka&amp;x=8&amp;y=3\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Champika Ranawaka<\/span><\/a> sitting in the council, it has resulted in an issue, as one of the contenders for the post is Senior DIG <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Pujith+Jayasundara&amp;x=15&amp;y=5\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Pujith Jayasundara<\/span><\/a>, who has been handling the recent investigation concerning the minister who is alleged to have been in a hit and run accident in Rajagiriya which left one person critically injured.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs one of the candidates who is vying for the post of IGP, and as the Minister is a member of the Constitutional Council, there is a clear conflict of interest, which also questions the independence of the Council in selecting the IGP,\u201d sources said.<\/p>\n<p>The Constitutional Council, which was tasked by President Maithripala Sirisena to take the final decision on selecting the 34th IGP, is scheduled to meet on April 18 to decide from three prospective candidates, S. M. Wickramasinghe, Pujith Jayasundara and Chandana Wickramaratne.<\/p>\n<p>Incumbent IGP N.K. 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