Jayanta Jayasuriya
Jayanta Jayasuriya is a former Chief Justice of Sri Lanka who has recently been in the news due to his appointment as the permanent representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations. His qualifications and experience have not been questioned, but concerns have been raised regarding the appropriateness and ethics of appointing retired judges to such positions, particularly in the context of maintaining judicial independence.
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Former Attorney General Jayanta Jayasuriya was also present at the discussions.
ජනපති- පාකිස්ථාන අගමැති හමුවේ - Lankadeepa Online
Sri Lanka· 2025-09-25
Jayanta Jayasuriya is a former Attorney General and the permanent representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations.
ට්රම්ප්ගේ නියෝජිත අනුර හමු වෙයිSri Lanka· 2025-09-25
Jayanta Jayasuriya is a former Attorney General and the permanent representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations.
ට්රම්ප්ගේ නියෝජිත අනුර හමු වෙයිSri Lanka· 2025-09-24Former Attorney General and Sri Lanka's permanent representative to the United Nations, Jayanta Jayasuriya, warmly welcomed President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
ජනපති ඇමරිකාවට ගොඩබසී - Lankadeepa OnlineSri Lanka· 2025-09-23
Jayanta Jayasuriya is the Chief Justice who was involved in the request for the trial.
අලි හොරකම් කළ අලි රෝෂාන් වසර 15ක් හිරගෙටSri Lanka· 2025-09-20
Former Chief Justice Jayanta Jayasuriya was appointed as the permanent representative of Sri Lanka to the UN.
ප්රතිචාර නැති සදාචාර අභියෝග - Lankadeepa OnlineSri Lanka· 2025-07-12
