Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Monday met with the Attorney General and discussed restoring public confidence in the island nation’s justice system amid the new government's efforts to speed up high profile legal cases.
During the presidential election campaign, Dissanayake had pledged that if voted to power, his National People's Power (NPP) party will reopen inconclusive cases and ensure justice for the victims. Following his inauguration, the government announced a list of such cases to be revisited, including the investigation into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings.
During his meeting with the Attorney General, President Dissanayake stressed the “importance of coordinated efforts among all institutions working towards the effective enforcement of the law”, his office said in a statement.
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