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SUJEEWA MAKES CHIEF PRELATES LETTER ON 22nd AMENDMENT PUBLIC

22nd Amendment: Sujeewa makes Chief Prelates’ letter public

National list MP of SJB Sujeewa Senasinghe on Wednesday (12) made public a letter sent by the Chief Prelates of Sri Lanka’s three Buddhist Chapters to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, urging the Government not to proceed with the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution to extend the retirement age of superior court judges.

Speaking at a media briefing, Senasinghe said he had obtained a copy of the letter and decided to make its contents public amid recent political discussion surrounding the proposed amendment.

According to the letter, the Chief Prelates pointed out that the Constitution currently sets the retirement age at 63 for Court of Appeal judges and 65 for Supreme Court judges.“We believe that it is not appropriate for the Government to act in this manner to increase those age limits,” the letter states, according to the section released by Senasinghe.The Chief Prelates urged the Government to reconsider the proposed amendment, expressing concerns over any move to extend the retirement age of superior court judges.