The Cabinet has decided to table the Batalanda Commission report in Parliament within this week, Cabinet Spokesman Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said.
Addressing the post-cabinet media briefing today, Minister Jayatissa said an in-depth discussion was held on the matter during the Cabinet meeting Chaired by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday.
He further said the next course of action regarding the report will be announced after presenting the report to Parliament.
“When a Commission report is presented with recommendations, then the Attorney General’s advice is sought regarding the next course of action. But for this to take place, the report must first be presented to Parliament. The Batalanda Commission report will be presented to Parliament this week. After this we will hold discussions on the next course of action,” he explained.
The Batalanda report has gained attention at present after former President Ranil Wickremesinghe was questioned about it during a recent interview with international media, Al Jazeera. (Newswire)